2nd victim of Chestnut Street shooting dies, suspect in jail

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ)

4/24/23

The second victim of the shooting has died, Lexington police said Monday around 10:40 a.m.

She’s been identified as Lakeisha Hill. She was 32.

4/22/23

A Lexington man has been identified as the victim in Thursday’s deadly shooting.

The Fayette County Coroner’s office says 43-year-old Timonte Harris died from gunshot wounds.

4/21/23

A suspect in the murder of a man and shooting of a woman on Chestnut Street was arrested Thursday night in Lexington.

According to the Lexington Police Department, officers in the area of 5th Street and Chestnut Street heard gunshots around 9:50 p.m. around the 400 block of Chestnut Street. When they arrived in that area, officers found two people had been shot.

A woman was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and a man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Corry Jackson was arrested overnight and accused of the shooting and murder.

The 37-year-old is charged with murder, assault and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.

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