Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office identifies two killed in Montara shooting incident

Context: The attached video initially aired on Aug. 27.

SHAWNEE COUNTY (KSNT) – Law enforcement is releasing the identities of two people killed in a shooting south of Topeka.

The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office reports that Erica

E. Bevitt, 42, of Topeka and Brian M. Bevitt, 45, of Topeka were killed as a result of a shooting incident on Aug. 27. The sheriff’s office said Brian Bevitt appeared to have a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The pair were involved in a domestic relationship.

The sheriff’s office said two juveniles are associated with the residence where the shooting took place. Both were at school during the incident and were found by law enforcement unharmed. They are now in the custody of family members.

Sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call shortly before 10 a.m. on Aug. 27 to conduct a welfare check on a woman at a residence in the 6700 block of Southwest Briarmeade Lane in the Montara neighborhood. Law enforcement arriving in the area found two people dead from gunshot wounds.

The sheriff’s office reported that an initial investigation into the situation showed the incident was domestic in nature. Investigators found there was no ongoing threat to the community.

27 News caught video of the large law enforcement presence that appeared at the scene in an apparent standoff that lasted for several hours. Multiple schools in the Auburn-Washburn School District near the Montara neighborhood also entered secure campus conditions during the ongoing standoff.

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