More gunshots on Redbud

News from today’s police briefing:¢ Gunplay on Redbud: Twice within two days, Lawrence police have been called to the 2500 block of Redbud Lane, southeast of 23rd and Iowa Streets, to respond to reports of gunshots. The first was about 1:15 a.m. Sunday. The second, according to a report released this morning, was about 2:55 a.m. Monday when a caller reported hearing two shots fired. Police responded to the area both times, but people officers found in the area didn’t identify a suspect in either case. The gunshots come after a stabbing last week near 26th and Redbud that sent a 43-year-old Lawrence man to the hospital. ¢Man burned by hot grease: A 20-year-old Lawrence man was injured Monday night after being pushed into a pan of hot grease during a fight at an apartment in the 3300 block of West Eighth Street. The man was at a friend’s apartment about 10:40 p.m. Monday when two men began fighting because one took the other’s food, according to a report. The man said he tried to break up the fight when another person, an 18-year-old Lawrence man, jumped in and pushed him, and he landed on a frying pan that was being used to cook chicken, according to a report. He was treated at Lawrence Memorial Hospital for his injuries. Police were still interviewing witnesses today, and the 18-year-old, who police believe was under the influence of alcohol, had not been arrested.¢Sex-crime arrest: Police arrested a 30-year-old Lawrence man early Monday on suspicion of having sexual contact with a 15-year-old female acquaintance in a vehicle parked on the south side of town. Police are releasing only limited details about what happened: An officer on routine patrol came across the vehicle between 4:30 and 5 a.m. LPD spokeswoman Kim Murphree wouldn’t give an exact location but said it was near the girl’s home. An investigation at the scene led police to arrest the man for aggravated indecent liberties with a child. -contributed byEric Weslander.