Man shot by Lexington police dies Thursday night as investigation continues

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — New information has been released in the officer-involved shooting that shut down Alumni Drive near Yellowstone Parkway earlier this week.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office confirms Brooks Plemmons, 40, of Clemmons, North Carolina, died Thursday night at the University of Kentucky Medical Center. The coroner says the cause and manner of death will be determined pending an autopsy.

As previously reported, investigators with the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office began working the case earlier this week after responding to a domestic-related aggravated assault report at a hospital. After speaking with the victim and reviewing events over several days, deputies say they established probable cause and obtained multiple felony warrants for Plemmons.

Those charges include firearm possession by a convicted felon, assault by strangulation, first-degree kidnapping, discharging a weapon into an occupied home, habitual misdemeanor assault, interfering with emergency communications, and assault by pointing a gun.

Authorities say Plemmons was later located in Lexington, where he was shot by officers with the Lexington Police Department during an attempted traffic stop.

Police said officers had been tracking Plemmons’ vehicle after confirming he had active nationwide felony warrants. When officers attempted to stop the vehicle near Alumni Drive and Yellowstone Parkway, three officers fired toward the car. A gun was found near the suspect.

No officers were injured in the incident.

The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is handling the investigation into the shooting. Lexington police will also conduct an internal review.