Maybe. No race mentioned in article. Usually means black. In that case the Obama-Holder demagogues, the race-grievance industry, most MSM and university employees scream "PROFILING!"..
"The Shawnee County Sheriff's Office has identified the 19 year old as Joseph Michael Rodriquez, a 19 year old black male from Topeka."
A black Hispanic. Perhaps he's related to George Zimmerman's Peruvian relatives?