Incident

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9-29-2022 Kansas Topeka 3-1

Location

September 29, 2022

3500 block of SW Kerry Ave
Topeka, Kansas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Gregory Dean Butts
Age: 35
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Type: Victim
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Name: Officer
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Eric Dwayne Perkins
Age: 33
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Domestic Violence

Notes

Two shot at listed address during DV incident; OIS at SW 6th Ave and S Kansas Ave; nearby school placed on lockdown.

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.ksnt.com/news/large-police-presence-in-south-topeka/

URL: https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/officer-shot-in-shootout-in-downtown-topeka/

URL: https://www.kake.com/story/47396354/topeka-police-officer-injured-in-shootout-with-murder-suspect-kbi-says

URL: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2022/09/30/topeka-police-investigate-two-homicides-reported-friday-shooting-death-gun-violence/69530422007/

URL: https://www.cjonline.com/story/news/local/2022/10/06/eric-perkins-booked-into-jail-on-counts-linked-to-homicide-shootout/69543214007/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 20
State House District: 56