Late morning on September 29, 2022, 55-year-old Gregory Dean Butts was shot and killed in the 3500 block of SW Kerry Avenue in Topeka, Kansas. He was pronounced dead at the scene; another person was seriously wounded and taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries.

Topeka Police quickly identified 33-year-old Eric D. Perkins of Excelsior Springs, Missouri, as the suspect and described his relationship with Butts as domestic in nature. An officer located Perkins’ vehicle in the Hi-Crest neighborhood, and Perkins fled. The ensuing pursuit ended downtown near SW 6th Avenue and South Kansas Avenue in a shootout after Perkins fired at officers. Deputies from the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office had joined the scene; officers returned fire. A Topeka police officer was struck, taken to hospital and later released. Perkins was also wounded and hospitalized. Perkins’ record includes prior Missouri convictions for second-degree assault and drug possession.

Are there witnesses or local residents who can add details about the events on SW Kerry Avenue or the downtown confrontation?