Downtown shooting trial delayed again

The trial for the man accused of shooting and killing a person outside a downtown Lawrence nightclub has been postponed again.

The trial of Rashawn T. Anderson, originally scheduled for Monday, had been pushed back last month to March 5 so defense attorney Mark Manna could have time to watch 143 interviews that police videotaped during the investigation. But because of prosecutors’ scheduling conflicts, the trial was pushed back even further, Manna said.

The trial now is scheduled to begin April 16.

Anderson faces first-degree murder charges in the death of Robert Earl Williams, 46, who was shot and killed Feb. 5 outside the Granada, 1020 Mass.