TOPEKA — Authorities say three men have been arrested in a double homicide in Topeka.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that a 19- and 31-year-old were booked into the Shawnee County Jail on suspicion of two counts of first-degree murder and aggravated burglary. The third suspect, who is 40, was booked on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder.
Police spokesman Lt. Andrew Beightel said Tuesday morning that the victims had been stabbed and beaten to death. They were pronounced dead Monday at a residence in city’s Hi-Crest neighborhood after paramedics arrived. One of the victims has been identified as 28-year-old Lisa Sportsman. The name of the 17-year-old male victim wasn’t immediately released.
