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Crime & Courts August 25, 2023 - 9:23 pm

Hearing sheds light on details of Lawrence double murder, pursuit case

by Andrea Albright & Mackenzie Clark

A costumed man traveled to two homes in Lawrence, shot and killed two men on a ”snitch list” in the span of half an hour last summer, according to testimony in a preliminary hearing Friday. 

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts August 14, 2023 - 4:44 pm

Snapchat messages by Lawrence boy’s alleged shooter contained racial slurs, violence, evidence shows

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

The same day a 14-year-old Lawrence boy was killed, his alleged shooter had been using social media to send messages full of racial slurs and insinuating violence, according to testimony.

Crime & Courts July 14, 2023 - 4:32 pm

Man charged with second-degree murder in downtown Lawrence homicide

by Mackenzie Clark

A man was charged Friday afternoon in Douglas County District Court with second-degree murder in connection with the death of David Sullivan, 62, of Lawrence.

August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 13, 2023 - 9:38 pm

Lawrence police arrest man in connection with downtown homicide

by Lawrence Times

Lawrence police on Thursday night announced that they arrested a man in connection with the homicide of David Blaine Sullivan, a 62-year-old Lawrence man who was found dead downtown Wednesday morning.

August Rudisell/The Lawrence Times
Lawrence news July 12, 2023 - 2:39 pm

Man found dead in downtown Lawrence; police investigating as possible homicide

by Lawrence Times

David Blaine Sullivan, a 62-year-old Lawrence man, was found dead in downtown Lawrence Wednesday morning, and police are investigating his death as a potential homicide.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts July 10, 2023 - 10:29 am

No immunity for teen charged in fatal shooting of Lawrence boy, judge rules; will be tried as adult

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny ruled Monday that a 17-year-old accused of shooting and killing a 14-year-old Lawrence boy will be tried as an adult. 

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 2, 2023 - 8:20 pm

Judge hears evidence in teen’s motion for immunity in shooting death of Lawrence boy, 14

by Maya Hodison & Mackenzie Clark

A 14-year-old boy was nearly 200 feet away from his alleged shooter, a judge heard Friday, though the defendant charged with his murder is claiming self-defense.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence news April 5, 2023 - 3:51 pm

‘He can’t rest’: Family of Kamarjay Shaw unable to hold burial because plot wasn’t dug

by Maya Hodison

When family members arrived at Oak Hill Cemetery on Saturday to lay 14-year-old Kamarjay Shaw to rest, they were distraught to learn that his burial plot — next to that of his great uncle, Rick “Tiger” Dowdell — had not yet been dug. 

Crime & Courts March 24, 2023 - 10:07 pm

Kamarjay Shaw ‘loved hard’ and ‘had the heart of a lion,’ parents of slain Lawrence teen say

by Maya Hodison

Fearless and big-hearted are how family members of a 14-year-old Lawrence boy recently shot and killed remember him. Kamarjay Shaw’s parents and loved ones said they won’t quit until he gets justice.

Lawrence news March 19, 2023 - 10:53 am

Lawrence police: Suspect has turned himself in after boy shot and killed

by Lawrence Times

A suspect in a shooting that left a Lawrence teen dead Saturday has turned himself in, police said in a Sunday afternoon update.

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