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Rick “Tiger” Dowdell’s name and story now live on through a historical marker unveiled Thursday night, the 56th anniversary of when the teen was shot and killed by a Lawrence police officer.
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Markers to honor two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in 1970 will be unveiled in the coming days. Their families spoke Sunday about the battle to memorialize their loved ones.
The Lawrence community is invited to a commemorative program to honor Tiger Dowdell and Nick Rice, two teens who were shot and killed by police in 1970. Historic markers will also be unveiled this month.
Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, despite objections from the police chief.
A city board has finally approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, though the board wants the shooters named on both markers.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
A city advisory board has again deferred approving historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970 — but the end is in sight.
Nearly four years after the conversation began to memorialize two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in 1970, the Historic Resources Commission on Thursday deferred a decision on the design and language of markers that would be placed near the scenes of the killings.
Markers remembering two teenagers killed by Lawrence police in the summer of 1970 could finally see their way back onto the agenda of the city’s Historic Resources Commission in the coming months.
Since the Lawrence City Commission in August 2020 approved creating historical markers to memorialize the 1970 police killings of two teenagers, the process to bring those markers to fruition has been slow, but it is moving forward.
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.
