Chavis Collins was 29 and known by friends and family as compassionate and thoughtful. He worked for Solid Waste Management and grew up in Topeka, where he attended Highland Park. In the early hours of Saturday, February 8, 2025, Collins was shot in the 1700 block of Southeast 23rd Street. He was taken to a local hospital just after 1:00 a.m. with a life-threatening gunshot wound and died shortly after arriving, the city’s second homicide in two days.

Police say multiple people had been inside a home where the shooting occurred. The investigation identified a suspect, and on February 10 a 23-year-old man from Topeka turned himself in and was booked in connection with the killing. The Shawnee County District Attorney later filed multiple felony charges related to the shooting.

If anyone knew Collins, was at the 1700 block of Southeast 23rd Street that night, or has information about what happened, please share what’s known.