Crime

Lawrence police search for suspect accused of stabbing man near park entrance

A man said he was stabbed while leaving a walking trail at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at a park off Maine Street, just north of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, according to Lawrence police. A Google Maps street view image from May 2018 shows the general area.
A man said he was stabbed while leaving a walking trail at about 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, at a park off Maine Street, just north of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, according to Lawrence police. A Google Maps street view image from May 2018 shows the general area. Google Maps

Lawrence police are searching for a man they say stabbed someone as they were leaving a walking trail.

The incident happened at about 4 p.m. Wednesday at a park off Maine Street, just north of Lawrence Memorial Hospital, the Lawrence Police Department wrote on Facebook.

After the stabbing, the victim took himself to the hospital, police said. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

Police are asking anyone who might know something about the suspect, who remains at large, to call them at 785-832-7509.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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