Topeka man is in custody after Sunday stabbing on Massachusetts Street @KMBC

Uploaded September 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

A Topeka, Kansas, man is in custody after a bar brawl ended with the stabbing death of a 20-year-old Kansas City man. Police in Lawrence, Kansas, say 25-year-old Keisonn Smith Jr., of Topeka, is in custody Monday in connection with the Sunday morning stabbing on Massachusetts Street.

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Topeka man is in custody after Sunday stabbing on Massachusetts Street

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