Police Shoot Suspect after Man Killed in Manhattan's Aggieville
FORT RILEY, Kan. (AP/KPR) — The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is investigating a shooting in Manhattan that left one man dead and the suspect injured. Riley County police responded to a shooting early Saturday morning in Manhattan's Aggieville district and found 21-year-old Joshua Wardi dead of a gunshot wound. An officer then shot a suspect who was fleeing the scene. He's been identified as 19-year-old Tremelle Montgomery. Montgomery was in fair and stable condition Saturday. Both men are from Fort Riley. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation is continuing their investigation, also with the Fort Riley Police Department and the U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Division. No law enforcement officers were injured in the incident.
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Topeka Man Charged in Death of Man who Testified Against Him
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A 34-year-old Topeka man has been charged with killing a man who had testified against him in a robbery. John Clayton Riley II was charged Friday with eight crimes, including first-degree murder and theft of 29-year-old Palmer Thompson's identity. Shawnee County District Attorney Mike Kagay said in December 2019, Thompson reported he had been robbed while working maintenance at Topeka apartment complex. Riley was charged with robbery in that case and Thompson testified against him at a preliminary hearing. In September 2021, Thompson was found dead of a gunshot wound inside his burning house. Investigators say Riley stole Thompson’s identity and used it to access his financial accounts after his death.
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Two Dead in Derby after Apparent Murder-Suicide
DERBY, Kan. (AP) — Derby police say a man and woman are dead after an apparent murder-suicide in the Wichita suburb. Police Chief Robert Lee says police were called to the Trails at Derby Apartments Friday afternoon after a shooting. They found a woman suffering from a gunshot wound. She died later at a Wichita hospital. Lee says witnesses described a man involved in the shooting and police saw him at the Derby Golf & Country Club about a mile north of the apartments. Lee says the man shot himself in the head as officers pursued him. The investigation is continuing but Lee says the shooting is likely a domestic violence situation.