Matthew Pressler, 35, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of September 26, 2020, in the 300 block of Southwest Roosevelt Street in Topeka. Officers were called about gunfire at about 2:50 a.m.; Pressler was found with life-threatening gunshot wounds and died at the scene despite medical attention.

Investigators say the incident was a shootout between Pressler and 37-year-old Jason Michael Thomas. Prosecutors allege Thomas had previously threatened to shoot at the residence where Pressler was found, then arrived that night in a vehicle and exchanged gunfire with Pressler. Thomas was located and arrested days later in Delia and charged with multiple felonies including first-degree murder, intentional second-degree murder, criminal discharge of a firearm at an occupied dwelling, aggravated assault, making a criminal threat, and criminal possession of a weapon by a convicted felon; bond was set at $1 million.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who recall activity on Southwest Roosevelt Street that night or who knew either man?