Crime

Two dead, one critically injured in Lawrence shooting

Two people are dead and one is critically injured following a shooting in eastern Lawrence Thursday, according to Lawrence police.
Two people are dead and one is critically injured following a shooting in eastern Lawrence Thursday, according to Lawrence police. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Two people died and one person was critically injured in a shooting in Lawrence on Thursday, according to a post on X, formerly Twitter, by the Lawrence Police Department.

Officers responded to 1600 Haskell Ave. around 8 p.m., where they found two people dead at the scene and one injured, according to the post.

The injured person was taken to a hospital by helicopter, according to the post.

This story is developing and will be updated.

Caroline Zimmerman
The Kansas City Star
Caroline Zimmerman is the breaking news night reporter for The Star. She is a Kansas City, Kansas, native and a 2024 graduate of the University of Kansas. She has previously written for the Argus Leader in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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