Fayette County man charged with murder in court

LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) — The man accused of a deadly shooting on Newtown Pike earlier this year is due back in court Friday.

54-year-old Shawn Blanks faces charges in the February shooting death of 63-year-old Maurice Elliot outside the Laundry Connection on Newtown Pike. Elliot was taken to a hospital, where he later died.

Blanks is scheduled for a motion hour hearing. The case remains under investigation by Lexington Police.

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