Update: Suspect arrested in connection with Nicholasville shooting

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky (WTVQ)-

UPDATE: 11-26-23, 12 P.M.

The Nicholasville Police Department has made an arrest in connection with a Friday night shooting.

Police arrested and charged Austin Barnett.

Police say they were called to 400 North Central Avenue in Nicholasville around 10:30 p.m. Friday night in reference to a shooting.

Police say the shooting happened after domestic dispute involving Barnett and a former girlfriend.

According to police, Barnett fired rounds from a handgun, shot through a door, and shot the woman twice in the back. The woman did survive the shooting.

Barnett has been charged with assault and tampering with physical evidence.

ORIGINAL STORY:11-25-23

Nicholasville police are investigating a Friday night shooting that left a woman injured.

Police say around 10:30 Friday, an officer was driving near the intersection of North Central and Richmond Avenue, when a motorist flagged him down, saying there had been a shooting.

When police arrived, they found a woman who’d been shot. She was taken to the hospital. Police say her injuries are believed to be serious but not life-threatening.

Police say they’re still investigating and could not speculate on what caused the shooting, or if anyone would be arrested in connection with the shooting.

We’ll keep you updated as we learn more.