Arrest warrant issued for suspect in Lexington shooting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Lexington Police Department investigators obtained arrest warrants for a man they say was involved in an assault on May 29th in a shopping center parking lot.

Officers say they are trying to locate 30-year-old Leslie L. Parson in connection to the incident.

Police say around 2:30 a.m. on the 29th, they went to a parking lot on South Broadway on a report of several people fighting outside of the Saddle Ridge Bar.

They say when they arrived they found a man with a gunshot wound.  Officers performed CPR on the man until emergency personnel took him to the hospital.

Officers are asking if anyone has seen Parson, or knows his whereabouts, to please contact them at (859) 258-3600.  People with information can also submit tips anonymously be texting LEXPD, plus the tip, to CRIMES (274637,) or through Buegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 523-2020 or www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.