Residents of a southeast Topeka neighborhood were awakened Wednesday morning by a naked man covered in blood who was screaming and yelling as he ran up and down the street.

Police were called to the scene and — after a brief struggle — took the naked man into custody.

But this case was far from over.

Minutes later, officers discovered the body of a woman on the front porch of a house at 912 S.E. 34th, about 15 feet from where police apprehended the naked man.

The woman’s death was ruled a homicide. Police on Wednesday afternoon identified the victim as Lacie Atchison, 22, of Topeka.

At 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, police identified the man found at the scene as the suspect in Atchison’s death as Trevor William Adkins, 23, of Topeka. He was booked in the Shawnee County Jail in connection with first-degree murder, child endangerment, battery and criminal restraint, according to a news release from the police department.

The bizarre sequence of events unfolded about 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of S.E. 34th.

Police were called to the scene by neighbors who were alarmed to look outside and see a naked man covered in blood running up and down the street, yelling and screaming.

One neighbor said she had heard yelling as early as 6:15 a.m., while it was still dark outside. About an hour later, when it was just getting light, she said the shouting grew louder. She thought a fight may have been taking place. She looked outside and saw a naked man running around and called police.

Responding officers quickly located the naked man, who they said didn’t comply with their commands and was being combative. Officers used a Taser on the man to bring him under control.

Neighbors said upon being stunned by the Taser, the man flopped immediately onto his back on the street, near the mailbox on the front curb of the home where the woman’s body was found.

"Whenever we have a case like that, we suspect — if it’s not something simple like a streaker — that it’s possibly an excited delirium case, which is something we take pretty seriously," said police Lt. Chuck Haggard at the scene. "Officers arrived on scene and found that was the case. The man had to be tased to get him into custody."

Shortly after subduing the naked man, officers turned their attention to a one-story brown home at 912 S.E. 34th. There, they found the body of Atchison curled up at the top of a wheelchair ramp outside the front door, which was closed.

Blood was smeared on the exterior of the home’s southwest corner.

Police placed crime scene tape over a wide area that covered portions of the 800 and 900 blocks of S.E. 34th, in large measure to keep people from viewing Atchison’s body, which remained untouched on the porch until the Shawnee County Coroner’s Office arrived for its investigation.

A small white tent-like awning was placed over the body at the top of the wheelchair ramp.

Police released Atchison’s name about 2 p.m. Wednesday, though her address wasn’t listed.

However, Shannon Shively, 46, who lives next door to the east of where Atchison’s body was found, said the naked man and the deceased woman both lived at 912 S.E. 34th.

She said they moved into the home about a month ago. While Shively said she had seen them on occasion, she hadn’t gotten to talk with them.

Shively, still wearing a pink robe as she stood on her front lawn, said she had "never seen or been around" anything like what transpired on her block Wednesday morning.

Shively said a girl who appeared to be about 1-year-old was taken from the home Wednesday morning by police.

The girl, who was unharmed, was placed into protective custody, said police Maj. Jerry Stanley.

According to Atchison’s Facebook page, she leaves behind a 15-month-old daughter named Eva Marie.

In a Facebook posting from Sunday afternoon, Atchison wrote, "I am thankful for my beautiful daughter."

Later that evening, she wrote, "Well, jus sittin at home with my baby girl."