Topeka Police investigating "suspicious death" as a homicide

The Topeka Police Dept. is investigating after a man was found dead inside a central Topeka home.

Officers responded around 9:45 a.m. to the house, in the 700 block of SW Wayne Ave., near Children's Park, where they found the man's body, police said.

The officers who arrived on scene reportedly witnessed "several suspicious circumstances" that spurred them to secure the area and call in detectives and crime scene investigators.

Investigators identified him as 36-year-old John K. Waller and say they are investigating his death as a homicide.

TPD said their investigation remains "fluid and active" and they will release more information at a later time.

Anyone with information about the death is asked to call the Topeka Police Department's Criminal Investigation Bureau at 785-368-9400 or Shawnee Co. Crime Stoppers at 785-234-0007. Anonymous tips can also be made to

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