photo by: Sara Shepherd

Yellow tape surrounds a house at 1129 Connecticut St. on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Lawrence police were investigating the fatal shooting of a man on the porch in the early morning hours.

So far in 2018, 11 people have been shot in Douglas County, and only one of those shootings has been deadly.

Almost three-fourths of the way into the year, shooting numbers are on pace to be far less numerous and less deadly than last year.

In 2017, Douglas County tallied 11 fatal shootings — a record for the past decade, if not recent history — plus at least 16 nonfatal shootings, according to information compiled from previous Journal-World reports and Lawrence police.

According to the same sources, 11 people have been shot in Douglas County so far in 2018. The numbers do not include suicides or attempts.

Of the shootings in 2018:

• Two were of civilians at the hands of Lawrence police officers.

• Three occurred during apparent robberies, burglaries or botched attempts at them.

• Three of the victims were minors: two 17-year-old boys and one 11-year-old boy, who was accidentally shot in the ankle by a sibling handling a shotgun.

• Two shootings were accidental and did not initially appear to be criminal.

• All the victims were male except one.

• No criminal charges were filed in the shooting that was deadly, deemed a self-defense case.

photo by: Nick Krug

Yellow police tape is stretched across the intersection of Sixth and Vermont streets as law enforcement officials investigate a shooting on Tuesday, May 29, 2018.

According to recently released Kansas Bureau of Investigation crime statistics from 2017, violent crime continues trending up in Douglas County and across the state.

The KBI statistics showed that in Douglas County, aggravated assault and battery reports increased 3 percent from 2016 to 2017. However, the annual KBI statistics don’t break down which of those incidents were shootings or other crimes involving guns.

2018 shootings in Douglas County

• Jan. 26 — Parnell Park, 901 E. 15th St.

A 17-year-old boy was shot once in the left side of his chest at about 5 p.m. and flown to a hospital in critical condition, but later stabilized. Two other teens have been charged, and their cases remain pending. Authorities allege that the suspects set up a marijuana buy from the victim with plans to rob him, but shot when he fought back.

• Feb. 12 — 2300 block of West 26th Street

A 20-year-old Lawrence man had friends take him to the hospital after being shot in the arm about 12:30 p.m. The victim told police he’d gone to an apartment to buy a gaming system but that the people there shot him and robbed him of his phone and the cash he brought. No one has been arrested.

• March 8 — 400 block of Graystone Drive

About 12:20 p.m., a 19-year-old man returned to his apartment and interrupted a burglary in progress, and the suspect shot him. He suffered a single gunshot wound that wasn’t life-threatening. Police have identified a suspect and have forwarded the case to the district attorney’s office.

• March 8 — 600 block of North Street

An 11-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the ankle with a .22 caliber rifle by his 16-year-old brother about 6:30 p.m. outside their home, according to the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. The child was taken to the hospital in a personal vehicle.

• March 17 — 1400 block of Westbrooke Street

A man cleaning his gun accidentally shot himself about 11:30 p.m. His injuries weren’t life-threatening.

• April 4 — 1129 Connecticut St.

Lawrence resident Trevor Mohawk, 32, died after being shot five times. Mohawk was heavily intoxicated when, about 1:30 a.m., he went up on the front porch of the strangers’ house and woke up the residents. As his wife called 911, the man who lived there confronted Mohawk. Mohawk, who was twice his size, fought and injured the man, causing him to fear for his life and his wife’s. Citing Kansas’ self-defense laws, the DA did not file criminal charges in the case.

• May 29 — 100 block of West Sixth Street

A police officer shot a 34-year-old Lawrence man after a car stop escalated into a physical fight with another officer. The man was taken to a hospital in stable condition and later released; details about the location of his gunshot wound have not been released.

The backup officer who shot the driver has been charged with aggravated battery, a felony. The man who was shot has been charged with multiple misdemeanors, including battery against the officer who initially pulled him over, plus traffic violations.

• July 2 — 713 W. 25th St.

Two people were shot just after 9:30 p.m. in a confrontation at the four-unit apartment building where the suspect lived. A woman visiting the suspect was shot in the face, initially considered life-threatening. A 32-year-old neighbor was hospitalized in critical condition and was left paralyzed by the shooting.

When police tried to pull over the suspect shortly after the incident, an officer discharged his gun and is believed to have struck the suspect.

The suspect is charged in the shootings on 25th Street. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation investigated the incident involving the officer and, as of late last week, the DA had not yet completed his review of that investigation.

• July 5 — 2500 block of West 31st

About 12:50 a.m., a 17-year-old showed up at the hospital with a gunshot wound considered serious but not life-threatening. He told police an unknown male fired into the vehicle he was in, after a dispute over fireworks. Police have not arrested anyone.

— Source: Lawrence police and previous Journal-World reports