Colchester Drive shooting is Lexington’s 2nd homicide in two days

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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)- Lexington Police are investigating the city’s 11th homicide of 2021 and the second in two days.

Officers say they responded to the 1800 block of Colchester Drive Wednesday around 11:16 p.m. for a report of shots fired.

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When police got there, someone told them the victims had left. Two people later arrived separately at the hospital with gunshot wounds. According to officers, a 19-year-old was stable, but a 20-year-old had died.

The Fayette County Coroner says that victim was 20-year-old Herbie Booker of Lexington.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Lexington Police by calling (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app available at www.p3tips.com.

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Chelsea Smith
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Chelsea Smith joins ABC 36 as a meteorologist and reporter. Chelsea grew up on the south side of Indianapolis. Her love for weather, especially Midwest weather, started with overcoming her childhood fear of thunderstorms. Chelsea graduated from Ball State University in 2017 where she earned her degree in meteorology. As part of a BSU class she chased storms all across the Great Plains and chased tornadoes in Eastern Colorado. She recently moved from Quincy, IL where she was the weekend meteorologist and reporter for WGEM for three years. She has forecasted and covered pretty much all types of Midwest Weather from thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks, blizzards and ice storms, to droughts and historic floods. When Chelsea is not forecasting, she is most likely spending time with her family and her yorkie! She is so excited for be forecasting for Central and Eastern Kentucky!