LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The three suspects in a shooting that left three dead and two wounded in downtown Lawrence will have separate trials.

A mistrial was declared Thursday in a joint trial for the three suspects. Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny did not explain what caused the mistrial.

On Friday, Pokorny ordered separate trials for 21-year-old Anthony Roberts Jr., 23-year-old Ahmad Rayton and 20-year-old Dominique McMillon.

Roberts is charged with three murder counts and one attempted murder count in the October 2017 shooting. Rayton is charged with attempted murder, while the charges against McMillon include aggravated assault.

New trial dates are being set for February, March and April.

The victims were 22-year-old Leah Brown, of Shawnee; 20-year-old Colwin Lynn Henderson, of Topeka; and 24-year-old Tre’Mel Dupree Dean-Rayton, of Topeka.

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The trials of three suspects in a shooting that left three dead and two wounded in a popular downtown area of a Kansas college town have been halted.

Jury selection was underway Thursday when Douglas County District Court Judge Sally Pokorny sent everyone home. She said the mistrial was because of a legal matter but didn’t elaborate.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys also declined to answer questions about the decision to stop the trials of 21-year-old Anthony Roberts Jr., 23-year-old Ahmad Rayton and 20-year-old Dominique McMillon.

Roberts is charged with three murder counts and one attempted murder count in the October 2017 shooting on the main downtown Lawrence street. Rayton faces less serious charges that include attempted murder, while the charges against McMillon include aggravated assault.