Gunman shoots man, takes his car
5:23 a.m. Friday, August 29, 2008
Topeka Police need your help after a man was shot early this morning.
Officers arrived at 19th and Pennsylvania where they found a man in his early 20s bleeding from gunshot wounds. He was later taken to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The man told police his car was stolen after he was shot, said Topeka Police Capt. Darin Scott.
"We working the scene up simply because it is a crime scene of this nature, and we want to make sure we work diligently, we preserve the evidence and that we get the people responsible -- if there are malfeasance here -- get them convicted," Scott said.
Police are on the lookout for a four door purple-colored 1999 Chevrolet Malibu, with Kansas Plates 131ANE. If you have seen this car or know anything about this crime, call Crime stoppers at (785) 234-0007 .
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