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Javien Hardin

Case from Lawrence, KS dated Jul 17, 2025

Victim Details

Javien Hardin

Male

Black / African American

Lawrence

KS

2025-07-17

21

Javien

Hardin

07/22/2026

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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, ...
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  • 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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