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Volume 128 Issue #74
Monday, February 9, 2015
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ALI DOVER/KANSAN
Police officers stand guard outside of a house on the 1600 block of 19th Terrace after a shooting Sunday evening.
Two suspects remain at large following shooting
Two suspects are still at large after a shooting on the 1600 block of 19th Terrace on Sunday night. Lawrence Police are looking for the two suspects after they fled the scene, which is about two blocks south of the University.
As of 10:45 p.m. the investigation was progressing, according to Sgt. Trent McKinley of Lawrence Police, but the suspects were still at large.
At about 4:40 p.m., officers were called to the 1600 block of 19th Terrace on reports of at least one person shot with a handgun or pellet gun. Officers, assisted by University police, were searching for at least one suspect in the 19th Terrace area and on campus.
At 5:30 p.m., the University released an alert.
"Police are searching for an individual suspected in a shooting in the 1600 block of 19th Terrace. Police are searching the neighborhoods south and southeast of campus, including neighborhoods near Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center, but do not believe the suspect is on campus. The suspect is a white male wearing a dark colored T-shirt, carrying a gray sweatshirt, and is believed to be armed.
"Stay alert, and if you have information or believe you have seen the suspect, please call 911 immediately."
The University then released several updates to the alert. At 5:50 p.m. University officials said they were looking for a second male suspect. At 6:25 p.m. they said both suspects were in dark colored hoodies. At 9:03 p.m. they said they did not have suspect descriptions confirmed by police yet. The campus was still open, according to the alert webpage.
"Further suspect descriptions
have appeared on at least one media site. We will post descriptions here when they are directly confirmed to us by the Lawrence Police Department," the release said.
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A LifeStar helicopter was staged at Lawrence High School to transport at least one victim with a gunshot wound to a Kansas City-area hospital.
According to the KU Police Department, campus police officers are aiding the Lawrence Police in tracking the suspect.
The Crime Scene Unit was at the scene throughout the night, and police dogs were brought in from
neighboring counties to assist in tracking the path of the suspects. McKinley said the three victims of yesterday's shooting are all hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. Two victims were taken by ambulance to Kansas City-area traumas centers, and one was life-flipped to another hospital. McKinley said he could not release the names of the hospitals.
"Their injuries were such (that) they had to be taken to trauma centers instead of Lawrence Memorial," McKinley said.
After the first reports of the shooting, McKinley said there were conflicting reports of where the shooters were headed.
"We believe they left home on foot," he said. "There were reports of one running towards campus so we contacted KU. The problem was that people were seeing different things but weren't sure if they were related to the incident or not."
Kansan Staff
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Proposed Kansas Senate bill negates concealed carry permit
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley
Kansans would be able to carry a concealed weapon without a permit, background check or training if a new senate bill passes. The bill is backed by the majority of senators and is expected to pass through the legislature quickly, according to Senator Steve Fitzgerald, a Republican representing parts of Wyandotte and Leavenworth counties.
"I think it is important to have the right to self defense," he said.
The bill was introduced in the Senate on Jan. 21, introduced to committee the next day and is scheduled for a hearing Feb. 12. Kansas would be the fifth state to allow concealed carry without a permit, according to a Reuters article. The state already allows open carry without a permit.
"That right is guaranteed in the U.S. constitution, and that right should not be infringed upon, and there are those that believe that a permit is an infringement of that right."
Larry Minkler, the owner of
"I think the bill would be better if they stipulate some education with it," he said, "There are several statutes in Kansas, and I think if they attached some education component to the bill, that'd be better."
Free State Guns and Tactical Weapons in Eudora, said he is surprised education wasn't a component in the bill.
Fitzgerald said he thought the requirement for training was reasonable, but found fault with other components that comprise the current law in place for concealed carry.
"The fees that we were charging were onerous," he said. "I don't think that the training was onerous. The argument is that people have the right to carry naturally, guaranteed in the constitution, and all we're doing is putting ourselves in to make them pay to take that test."
However, Dalton Willey, a sophomore from Salina, said he thinks the proposed bill isn't sufficient in ensuring people's
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University releases sanctions on all sexual assault cases since creation of IOA
The list shows the 32 sanctions imposed on different students and includes eight expulsions, seven suspensions, 13 probations, two "education/training" and two warnings.
Foat also said this information was not only in the interest of the Kansan, but the University community. When the Kansan originally requested this, the University said it would cost upwards of $600.
The list is a tabulation of all those complaints that resulted in sanctions from the Office of Student Affairs. It does not include cases where no sanction was given.
The University's Office of Student Affairs has created an online list of all of the sanctions imposed on University students found in violation of University policies regarding sexual assault and sexual harassment from May 2012 to December 2014.
"In the interests of transparency, the university has tabulated and now reports the results of cases involving violations of KU's Sexual Assault Policy and disciplinary sanctions imposed on students on the Student Affairs webpage." Foat said.
In an email to the Kansan, Andy Float, the records custodian for the University, said the University has decided to publish the records for transparency.
Miranda Davis
"Because the posting of this information on the Student Affairs website in fulfillment of your request is considered to be in the interests of the University and the KU community, the University is providing this information to the UDK at no charge." Foat said.
The sanctions date from IOA's creation in May 2012 to Dec. 29, 2014 and only includes violations of the University's Sexual Harassment Policy.
According to the IOA website, the data listed doesn't include sanctions in cases against University employees.
The list was originally part of a Kansas Open Records request by the Kansan last November.
Man accused of aggravated sexual battery withdraws from University
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The man is accused of aggravated sexual battery and criminal restraint stemming from a Nov. 10 incident. He invited another University student to his apartment for a vocal lesson, handcuffed her
and proceeded to lift the victim's shirt, touch her breasts and kiss her chest, the alleged victim said in court, according to the Lawrence-Journal World.
A former University student set to stand trial in sexual battery case has withdrawn from the University, according to an email from spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson. The 22-year-old withdrew from the University on Feb. 3, Barcomb-Peterson said.
On Jan. 30, Douglas County District Judge Sally Pokorny decided the man would stand trial after hearing what she considered probable cause of the crime from the alleged victim and Lawrence Police Officer Tim Froese.
The man was arrested Nov. 11, but released the following day after posting a $40,000 bond.
MIRANDA DAVIS
@MirandaDavisUDK
His next court appearance May 1 and his trial is scheduled for May 11.
Riley Mortensen
Candidates for the upcoming Lawrence City Commission elections were solidified last week, with 14 candidates submitting their intent to run. The general elections will take place April 7 with advance voting beginning March 18.
The candidates shared their history, most important electoral issue and favorite thing about Lawrence with The Kansan.
KRISTIE ADAIR
Don't Forget
Time spent in Lawrence: "I've lived in Lawrence for 10 years."
Most important issue: "I really feel that the city of Lawrence needs to focus better on entrepreneurship
Meet the Lawrence City Commission candidates
CLASSIFIEDS 10 SWIMMING 9
Most important issue: "I'd like to help restore confidence in city government and I think my financial
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and small business growth."
and small business growth.
Favorite thing about Lawrence:
"I love Lawrence's diversity. We've got KU, Haskell, people who grew up here, people who just moved here. We're just such a diverse community and run into them all on Massachusetts Street, and you just can't find that kind of diversity in any other small town community."
Time spent in Lawrence: "I went to KU and graduated in 1977, then left and moved back here in 1983."
STUART BOLEY
to eat a bagel today because it's National Bagel Day.
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