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Crime & Courts December 1, 2022 - 5:09 pm

Douglas County DA finds Lawrence police shooting ‘legally justified’

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County District Attorney Suzanne Valdez has determined that the Lawrence police shooting of Michael Blanck was “legally justified,” according to a news release Thursday afternoon.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts November 3, 2022 - 1:01 pm

KBI has sent investigation into death of man shot and killed by Lawrence police on to district attorney

by Mackenzie Clark

The investigation into a man’s shooting death by Lawrence police is now in the hands of the Douglas County district attorney, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

Obituaries October 5, 2022 - 8:59 am

Obituary: Michael Scott Blanck

by Lawrence Community

Michael Scott Blanck, 7/27/1979 – 10/2/2022

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts October 3, 2022 - 12:43 pm

Lawrence man, 43, was person killed by police Sunday

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police shot and killed Michael S. Blanck, 43, of Lawrence, Sunday evening, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts October 2, 2022 - 7:49 pm

Person shot and killed by police in eastern Lawrence, KBI says

by Mackenzie Clark & August Rudisell

Police shot and killed a person in eastern Lawrence Sunday evening, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.

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