Overview

• On Aug. 6 officers responded at about 11:15 p.m. to the 100 block of NW Kendall Avenue where they found a man shot to death.
• The victim was identified on Aug. 8 as 42-year-old Drew Davis, who was pronounced dead at the scene behind a residence at 124 NW Kendall Avenue.
• The fatal shooting marked Topeka’s 14th homicide of 2025, surpassing the count of 11 at the same point a year earlier.
• No arrests have been made as the Topeka Police Department and its Criminal Investigations Bureau continue collecting evidence and reviewing surveillance footage.
• Authorities urge the public to call the TPD hotline or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers, with potential cash rewards for information.