Lawrence police investigate fatal stabbing blocks from KU campus, 1 person in custody

Lawrence police are investigating a Wednesday morning homicide that happened blocks for the University of Kansas campus.

A person was fatally stabbed at about 8:20 a.m. in the parking lot of a Dillons Food Store on West 23rd Street, said Patrick Compton, a spokesman with the Lawrence Police Department.

The store is located roughly four blocks, or half a mile, from campus where fall classes begin Monday.

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One person is in custody, Compton said. The victim’s identity has not yet been released.

More information will be released later in the day, Compton said.

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