Information sought on weekend attack

Lawrence Police are seeking information regarding an Oct. 4 fight in the 900 block of Louisiana Street, Sgt. Bill Cory said.

Two 21-year-old Kansas University students told officers they were walking down the street when two unknown black men got out of a red passenger car and attacked them, Cory said.

The male victims, both white, were injured.

“A car approached and had to slow down because the two were in the street,” said Cory. “Several people got out of the car and a physical altercation ensued.”

The battery happened between 11 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. Oct. 4, a police report states. Officers were called to Lawrence Memorial Hospital just before midnight to take the report.

The suspects left the area, traveling north on Louisiana Street after the incident, Cory said.The victims told officers that several males and females were in the car.

Anyone with information about the attack is asked to call Lawrence Police or Crime Stoppers, at 843-TIPS.