Post last updated at 10:19 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 17:
An 18-year-old man was killed and a 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after a shooting around 2 a.m. Saturday at the Hawk in Lawrence, a popular bar near the University of Kansas campus, according to Lawrence police.
Police were dispatched to the bar, 1340 Ohio St., at 1:49 a.m. Saturday, according to LPD and its call log. Officers found two victims with gunshot wounds and several potential witnesses.
“While officers on scene tended to the victims, others flooded the surrounding area. Soon after, officers found a group of people matching the suspects’ descriptions walking just blocks away,” according to an update from LPD.
The victims’ families have been notified, but the police department is waiting at least 24 hours before releasing the deceased 18-year-old’s identity, according to the update. The 16-year-old remained in critical condition as of the 9:35 a.m. update from police.
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The suspects were taken to the police department for questioning.
“Through the course of the investigation, probable cause was developed to suggest charging one suspect with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and aggravated assault and a second suspect with felony murder and aggravated assault,” according to LPD.
An 18-year-old man from Shawnee and an 18-year-old from Atchison were being held in the Douglas County jail without bond as of the most recent update to this article. The cases are pending review by prosecutors, according to the jail’s booking log.
The Hawk, aka Jayhawk Cafe, is close by two other popular bars, and all three are just a couple of blocks from the KU Memorial Union.
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