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Early Morning Shooting at Popular Lawrence Bar Leaves One Dead, One Injured
Two suspects were charged with murder and aggravated assault after a shooting at a Lawrence bar left one teen dead and another critically injured, police said.
- On January 17, 2026, a shooting at the Jayhawk Cafe, known as The Hawk, left one teen dead and another teen injured.
- Officers were called just before 2 a.m. to 1340 Ohio St. and found two people with gunshot wounds on arrival; witnesses told police the shooters fled and officers located a group matching descriptions nearby.
- Police arrested and booked two teens, identified as Daitron Lamont Daniels and Caiden Carl Ralph Clem, into the Douglas County Correctional Facility, charging them with murder and aggravated assault.
- Victims' families have been notified, but police say they will withhold the deceased's name for at least 24 hours; The Jayhawk Cafe was closed as officers worked the scene all night Saturday.
- Major Hayden Fowler, speaking at police headquarters, praised officers after the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and University of Kansas Police aided LPD, with sheriff's drone team and police dogs helping capture suspects without incident.
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