Overview
- Police say the 28-year-old forced entry and broke through a door into a secured fourth-floor area around 8 a.m.
- A struggle followed and a trained, authorized city employee fatally shot the man inside the building.
- Authorities have not released either person’s identity or the employee’s job title, and it remains unknown whether the intruder was armed.
- The Lawrence Police Department and the Douglas County district attorney are reviewing surveillance footage to determine the timeline and possible motive.
- No employees were injured, City Hall closed for Monday with reopening expected Tuesday, and municipal court is set to resume Thursday.