Javien Hardin

Death by Force

On a tragic Thursday evening in Lawrence, Kansas, on July 17, 2025, the life of 21-year-old Javien Hardin was cut short in a violent sequence of events. The incident unfolded shortly after 8 p.m. in the southern end of the Edgewood Homes complex, located in the 1600 block of Haskell Avenue. Hardin, a Black/African American male, was fatally shot while waiting inside a truck.

The events of that evening began when a 22-year-old woman arrived at her residence to find her recent ex-boyfriend, ...Read More

The Lawrence Times: Lawrence police release names of slain man, suspected shooter

LJWorld.com: 2 dead, 1 critically injured in shooting on Haskell Avenue; police identify deceased Lawrence men, suspect domestic violence

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