UPDATE: 24-year-old father is Lexington’s first homicide victim of year

Henry Clay grad, he and wife have a daughter

UPDATE 1:20 P.M. TUESDAY, JAN. 4, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – A 24-year-old father is Lexington’s first homicide victim of 2022.

Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said 24-year-old D’Andre Malik Green died Monday night from a gunshot wound at 579 Anniston Drive. He was pronounced at 9:45 p.m., Ginn said.

According to Facebook profiles, he attended Henry Clay High School and is married to Cierra Hafley. They have a daughter, according to their posts.

Police said that about Around 8:51 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2022, officers responded to the 500 block of Anniston Drive regarding an individual shot. When officers arrived, they located a 24-year-old man in the residence unresponsive. The Lexington Fire Department responded and advised the victim was dead, police said in a statement.

The victim’s name will be released by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to call Lexington Police at (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.

UPDATE 11:20 A.M. TUESDAY, JAN. 4, 2022

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide on Anniston Drive.

Around 8:51 p.m., Monday, January 3, 2022, officers responded to the 500 block of Anniston Drive regarding an individual shot. When officers arrived, they located a 24-year-old man in the residence unresponsive. The Lexington Fire Department responded and advised the victim was dead, police said in a statement.

The victim’s name will be released by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.

Investigators are asking anyone with information about this case to call Lexington Police at (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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UPDATE: Police say the victim died and the case is being treated as a homicide, the first of 2022. That comes after the city set a record in 2021 with 37 homicides.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – The Fayette County Coroner was called to a shooting scene on Monday night in Lexington.

Police say the call came in just before 9 p.m. in the 500 block of Anniston Drive.

When officers arrived, they found a man shot.  His name was not immediately released.

According to police, a K9 unit was tracking the scene and the violent crimes unit was called-in.