UPDATE: Victim Identified In Johnston Rd. Shooting

UPDATE 1/26/15, 17:59 – The Fayette County coroner has now identified the victim in this homicide investigation as 23-year old Alejandro Dominguez-Hernandez.  We will continue providing additional details as they become available.

LEXINGTON, Ky (WTVQ Web Desk) – Lexington Police are investigating a death last night as a homicide, making it the second homicide in the city this year.  Police say they were called to the 800 block of Johnston Road just after 7:30 p.m. last night. They say they found a man dead in the back seat of a car.

According to the coroner, the man suffered multiple gunshot wounds.  The victim is believed to be in his twenties and is of Hispanic descent.  Lexington police and their forensic unit were on scene for several hours to gather evidence.  Along with the sedan that the man was found in, two other cars were towed from that location. It is still not clear how the those vehicles are involved in the investigation.

No suspects have been named at this time.  The state medical examiner’s office will complete the autopsy in Frankfort.

We will have more on this story as it develops.