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Larry Smutney

Case from Topeka, KS dated Sep 10, 2026

Victim Details

Larry Smutney

Male

Topeka

KS

2026-09-10

75

Larry

Smutney

09/24/2026

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In the early evening of Thursday, September 10, 2026, a burst of violence shattered the creative and cultural atmosphere of the popular NOTO Arts District in Topeka, Kansas. Police were dispatched to the 900 block of North Kansas Avenue shortly before 7 p.m. following reports of a shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered a grim scene. One man, 75-year-old Larry Smutney, was found with fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. A second victim, also a 75-year-old man named Warren E ...
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