A late-night shooting in Topeka on June 29, 2023, left 20-year-old Xavion Edward Phannix dead and two other people wounded. Police were called to the 2600 block of S.E. Gilmore Court at about 12:14 a.m.; three shooting victims were found and taken to a local hospital. One surviving victim’s injuries were not considered life-threatening, the other’s were described as life-threatening. Xavion Phannix, a Black / African American male, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Detectives reviewed investigative leads after the shooting, but as of October 2023 no arrests had been announced and no suspect details were publicly released. The case remains an active investigation; law enforcement has asked anyone with information to contact the Topeka Police Department or Shawnee County Crime Stoppers. Does anyone have information about this shooting or about Xavion’s last known movements that could help investigators?