Northwest students react to the shooting Oct. 1 in Lawrence, Kansas. Northwest students Haley Meier and Brittney Olds are both juniors that were affected directly by the shooting. Meier went to high school in Topeka, Kansas. She went to school with victim Colwin Lynn Henderson, 20.
“It makes me pretty upset. Colwin was a really nice guy in high school...He also just recently had a daughter,” Meier said. “I feel awful for his family to lose him at such a young age.”
Meier’s home town Topeka is only 20 minutes from Lawrence.
“Living only 20 minutes from Lawrence, my family and I visit Lawrence often,” Meier said. “My sister graduated from the University of Kansas and I have currently attending school there. The shooting makes me feel uneasy about being in Lawrence at night.”
Olds spent nine weeks of her summer in Lawrence for a discipleship training program called Project Impact.
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“Massachusetts St. is the main hub for shopping Lawrence, including many restaurants and chain stores right alongside family-owned boutiques and ice cream shops,” Olds said. “It has such a variety of culture for people to experience, so it’s pretty popular when the weekends roll around. I worked at Rally House on Massachusetts St., and right before I was hired, someone had actually busted the window out of the front.”
There were a total of three killed, along with another two hospitalized from the shooting. The officials are saying that the shooting stemmed from a nearby fight that broke out not long before the shooting began. There have been no suspects or arrests yet by authorities.
Meier isn’t going to let the shooting affect her going to the place she loves.
“I love Lawrence and feel that it is a mostly safe city so I will continue to visit when I can, Meier said. “I will just make sure I am always with a friend when I walk home at
“It makes me pretty upset. Colwin was a really nice guy in high school...He also just recently had a daughter,” Meier said. “I feel awful for his family to lose him at such a young age.”
Meier’s home town Topeka is only 20 minutes from Lawrence.
“Living only 20 minutes from Lawrence, my family and I visit Lawrence often,” Meier said. “My sister graduated from the University of Kansas and I have currently attending school there. The shooting makes me feel uneasy about being in Lawrence at night.”
Olds spent nine weeks of her summer in Lawrence for a discipleship training program called Project Impact.
“Lawrence became a home away from home as I learned to …show more content…
“Massachusetts St. is the main hub for shopping Lawrence, including many restaurants and chain stores right alongside family-owned boutiques and ice cream shops,” Olds said. “It has such a variety of culture for people to experience, so it’s pretty popular when the weekends roll around. I worked at Rally House on Massachusetts St., and right before I was hired, someone had actually busted the window out of the front.”
There were a total of three killed, along with another two hospitalized from the shooting. The officials are saying that the shooting stemmed from a nearby fight that broke out not long before the shooting began. There have been no suspects or arrests yet by authorities.
Meier isn’t going to let the shooting affect her going to the place she loves.
“I love Lawrence and feel that it is a mostly safe city so I will continue to visit when I can, Meier said. “I will just make sure I am always with a friend when I walk home at