Teddy Kleiner, a 45-year-old Caucasian man from Topeka, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of Saturday, October 5, 2019. Officers responding shortly after 2 a.m. found him in the 500 block of N.E. Paramore suffering multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital but pronounced dead from his injuries.

Topeka Police opened a homicide investigation and canvassed the area for evidence and witnesses. No arrests have been announced and no suspects have been publicly identified; the case has since gone cold and Kleiner’s family remains without closure. Police have asked the public for any information that might explain what happened that night.

If anyone was in North Topeka near N.E. Paramore around 2 a.m. on October 5, 2019, or has information that could help, please come forward.