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Pair sentenced for involvement in killing of 22-year-old Topeka man in 2024

TOPEKA (KSNT) – A local judge sentenced two people Monday who admitted to their roles in the killing of a 22-year-old Topeka man in 2024.

A Shawnee County judge sentenced 26-year-old Lolita L. Bradford and 25-year-old Michael D. Allen on Sept. 8 for participating in the death of Topekan Cody P. Cooper

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in April 2024. 27 News checked court records which show that Bradford and Allen received the following sentences for their crimes:
  • Allen – 155 months or around 13 years.
    • Murder in the 2nd degree.
  • Bradford – 227 months or around 19 years.
    • Aggravated burglary.
    • Murder in the 2nd degree.
Michael D. Allen (left) and Lolita L. Bradford (right). (Photos Courtesy/Shawnee County Department of Corrections)

Officers with the Topeka Police Department (TPD) were called around 8 a.m. on April 19, 2024 to the 3700 block of Southwest Park Court on reports of gunshots in the area. Police found a man, later identified as Cooper, at the scene suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. First responders declared him dead a short time later.

Police arrested three people in connection to the deadly shooting: Bradford, Allen and 28-year-old Kavshun J. Boykin. A jury found Boykin guilty of charges including murder in the first degree and aggravated burglary of a dwelling in July 2025. Boykin is set to be sentenced in September this year.

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