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Lawrence City Council cancels meeting after 'tragic situation' in police department
Summary
A council member announced the Lawrence City Council would not conduct business after a "tragic situation" occurred within the city's police department; officials said more details will come from the police department and a reschedule date has not been set.
A council member announced at the start of a Lawrence City Council meeting that the council would not conduct business after "a tragic situation" occurred within the city's police department.
The announcement, made during opening remarks, left the meeting without agenda action. "We're not gonna be able to have this meeting, conduct business today due to the fact that we have a, a tragic situation that happened, within our police department," the council member said. "The council have decided not to, proceed with the meeting, as of today. ... more detail will be arriving, officially from the police department." The speaker said the council was excusing itself and that the meeting might be rescheduled, but a date had not been set.
The council member's remarks indicated the cancellation was prompted by the police-department incident; the speaker directed attendees to await an official release from the police department for further information. No formal motions or votes on the scheduled agenda were taken after the announcement.
City officials did not provide additional details about the incident during the meeting. The council member said attendees would be informed if and when the meeting is rescheduled.
