Man shot to death outside Junction City barber shop

JUNCTION CITY, Kan. (AP) – Junction City police are investigating a shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead.

Police say LaVincent Perdue was shot outside the Elite Cuts Barber Shop on Friday afternoon.

Fort Riley officials said Perdue was a Specialist in 1st Infantry Division at the fort. Junction City police said 21-year-old Willie Powell Jr., from Grandview Plaza, was jailed on a possible charge of second-degree murder.

He was taken into custody after turning himself into Topeka police early Saturday.

Police said the investigation is continuing.