Junction City fatal shooting victim identified
in Local by Cathy Dawes 0

The name of a Junction City man found with gunshot wounds early Friday morning has been released. According to Junction City Police, 22-year-old Lionel Page had recently returned to Junction City from Floria. The case is being worked as a homicide, although no motive for the killing has ben established JCPD Chief Tim Brown indicates the investigation is ongoing. Page was found lying on a sidewalk in the 900 block of North Washington, suffering from gunshot wounds shortly after two a.m. He was later pronounced dead at Geary Community Hospital. Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown says the only description of the suspect is that he is a black male who fled the scene. Anyone with information is asked to call Junction City Police at 762-5912 or Crime Stoppers at 762-TIPS. This is the second fatal shooting in Junction City in a month, with one reported earlier this month involving 25-year-old Crystal Fisher of Junction City. Fisher was found shortly after midnight in a vehicle parked in a lot at 713 West 11th Street. JCPD responded after receiving 9-1-1 calls of shots fired in that area, with information that a vehicle was parked with the engine running and accelerator apparently stuck open. Fisher was found dead from an apparent gunshot wound, sitting in the driver’s seat.

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