On the evening of December 22, 2023, Jennifer Eisele, a 45-year-old Caucasian woman from Topeka, Kansas, was fatally shot in the 600 block of SW Fillmore Street. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene just before 6 p.m., where they found Eisele with a gunshot wound. Despite their efforts, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation into the shooting quickly led Topeka police to identify a suspect.
Steven Hunter Jr., a 46-year-old man from Topeka, was arrested in connection with Eisele's death. Authorities later revealed that Hunter and Eisele had been in a romantic relationship.
Following his arrest, Steven Hunter Jr. was charged with first-degree murder, criminal possession of a weapon by a felon, and interference with law enforcement. In October 2024, a Shawnee County jury found him guilty of second-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and interference with law enforcement.
