Arden King was 18 when he was fatally shot on the evening of Sunday, June 25, 2017, in central Topeka, Kansas. According to accounts, King was attempting to intervene in an armed burglary to protect a friend when he was shot. He was remembered by friends and family as kind and loyal, interested in video games, close to his mother and younger brother, and planning to study auto tech at Washburn.

Police investigated the homicide and arrested a 17-year-old male shortly afterward; that juvenile was booked into the Shawnee County Juvenile Detention Center.

Anyone who knew Arden, witnessed the events in central Topeka that night, or has information about the case is asked to come forward with tips.