Post updated at 12:37 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18:
A man was shot and killed early Sunday in the 700 block of New Hampshire Street in downtown Lawrence, according to police.
Officers were dispatched to the parking lot on the west side of New Hampshire Street around 3 a.m. for a report of gunshots, the Lawrence Police Department wrote in a social media post Sunday morning.
Officers found Victor Gabriel Moreno, 23, of Lawrence, at the scene and began rendering aid until paramedics took over. Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene, according to an afternoon update from the department.
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Police were still investigating and they did not yet have a suspect in custody as of Sunday afternoon. They’re asking for the public’s help to find out who is responsible.
Police ask anyone with information about the incident to call dispatch at 785-843-0250 or Crime Stoppers of Lawrence and Douglas County at 785-843-TIPS (8477). Tips to Crime Stoppers can be anonymous.
Update:
• Lawrence police arrest Olathe man, 23, in connection with downtown homicide, Oct. 20, 2026
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