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Andrea Albright/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts April 10, 2024 - 11:11 pm

Lawrence men sentenced to prison in shooting that killed Wichita man reportedly intent on robbing drug dealers

by Andrea Albright

The shooter in a 2021 homicide that left a Wichita man dead was sentenced Wednesday to more than 17 years in prison, but mitigating circumstances led to a second man receiving a sentence of just more than 6 years.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times file photo
Crime & Courts October 17, 2021 - 11:57 pm

Second man accused in Lawrence shooting booked into Douglas County jail

by Lawrence Times

The second of two suspects, a 19-year-old Lawrence man, has been booked into the Douglas County jail on suspicion of premeditated first-degree murder in connection with a fatal Sept. 8 shooting.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news September 9, 2021 - 1:13 pm

Victim killed in Lawrence shooting was Wichita man, police say

by Lawrence Times

The man killed in a shooting around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday was 21-year-old Christian Willis, of Wichita, according to a news release from Lawrence police Thursday afternoon.

August Rudisell / The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 8, 2021 - 7:37 pm

Man killed in shooting in Lawrence, police say

by Lawrence Times

Updated at 10:17 p.m.: A male victim was killed in a shooting in Lawrence Wednesday evening, according to Lawrence police.

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