Topeka police investigate death of person labeled suspicious

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Topeka are investigating the death of a person detectives have labeled as suspicious. Police say in a news release that officers were called shortly after 6 p.m. to the North Topeka East neighborhood near the riverfront to check on the welfare of a person. Arriving officers found a person unresponsive at the scene. Paramedics pronounced the person dead a short time later. Police did not reveal the person’s identity or give any details about the death, other than to say the death is considered suspicious and is being investigated.