Ohio Street homicide remains under investigation, police say
The death of a 42-year-old Lawrence man remains under investigation, police say.
The night of Sept. 16, police found Lenny Dwayne Morrison dead in the 400 block of Ohio Street, according to a press release from Lawrence Police Capt. Anthony Brixius.
Alongside Morrison, police found a woman “with significant injuries,” Brixius said. She was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and released early the following morning.
Police determined Morrison’s death was a homicide, Brixius said.
Lawrence Police Sgt. Amy Rhoads said Friday that no updates were available regarding the investigation.
As of Friday, no arrests in the Douglas County Jail booking logs correspond with the Lawrence Police Department incident report number linked to the homicide call.
Further information was not immediately available.
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