Man charged with murder in connection to deadly shooting of 22-year-old in Topeka

TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – The Shawnee County District Attorney is filing charges against a man accused of shooting and killing a 22-year-old at a Topeka apartment complex.

Kavshun J. Boykin, 26, is being charged with four counts on Monday, May 13. These include:

• Murder in the first degree; premeditation
• Murder in the first degree; inherently dangerous felony
• Aggravated burglary of a dwelling
• Criminal possession of a firearm by a convicted felon

These charges stem from the deadly shooting of Cody Cooper in April. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) arrested Boykin on April 26 .

Katie Garceran, a spokeswoman for the Shawnee County District Attorney’s Office, says the TPD was called on April 19 to Crown Point Apartments located at 3711 SW Park S Ct on reports of a shooting . Officers arriving at the scene found a man, later identified as Cooper , dead in one of the apartments. Investigators linked Boykin to the shooting and arrested him.

Another individual, Lolita L. Bradford, 25, was arrested on April 30 in connection to the shooting. She was charged on May 7 for murder in the first degree, aggravated burglary of a dwelling and interference with law enforcement.

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