Dustin Michael Clayton, a 35-year-old Caucasian man, was shot and killed just after 11:00 p.m. on Friday, April 22, 2022, on the 500 block of SW Lane Street in Topeka, Kansas. First responders found him with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An altercation at a crosswalk on Southwest Lane is reported to have preceded the shooting.

The investigation led to the arrest of 19-year-old Kayden Smith of Topeka about two weeks later; he was initially booked on a requested charge of first-degree murder but was released. In early June 2025 authorities arrested Smith again, alleging new developments including an anonymous Crimestoppers tip that he had told people he killed Clayton. Prosecutors cited gunshot residue swabs taken from Smith’s hands and from the vehicle he was reportedly in; Smith was charged with second-degree murder and held on a one-million-dollar bond.

Does anyone have information about the crosswalk altercation or saw activity on SW Lane Street the night of April 22, 2022?