Double shooting leaves Trevon Praylow, 35, as Topeka's 32nd homicide victim this year
A double shooting early Friday morning in central Topeka claimed the life of the capital city's 32nd homicide victim this year.
Trevon Praylow, 35, of Topeka, was pronounced deceased at the scene, said Lt. Ronnie Connell of the Topeka Police Department. No arrests had been made.
Police on Friday morning weren't making public the name, age or gender of the second person who was shot. That person, an adult, was taken to a Topeka hospital with injuries that weren't considered life-threatening, Connell said.
The city's previous high before this year had been 30, set in 2017.
Topeka police ask for tips
Police put up yellow crime scene tape around the area of the house at 1605 S.W. Fillmore, where they were investigating Friday morning.
Officers were called at 12:29 a.m. Friday to the scene, where they found two people suffering from gunshot wounds, Connell said.
Praylow survived in 2016 after being shot in the back, also in the 1600 block of S.W. Fillmore.
Dalton X. Lax, now 34, was convicted in the case of crimes that included attempted first-degree murder. He was sentenced to prison terms that would enable him to be released, at the earliest, in 2056. Lax is an inmate at El Dorado Correctional Facility.
Police asked anyone with information regarding the case to email telltpd@topeka.org or call the criminal investigations bureau of the Topeka Police Department at 785-368-9400.
Anonymous tips may be made by calling Shawnee County Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007 or providing tips online
Contact Tim Hrenchir at threnchir@gannett.com or 785-213-5934.
This article originally appeared on Topeka Capital-Journal: Police investigate fatal shooting of Trevon Praylow in central Topeka
