Victim identified in overnight shooting in Lexington; mayor, police chief react to latest homicide
UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner’s Office says the victim is 24-year-old Tai’ Maricus Warner. The coroner says Warner died of a gunshot wound.
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC 36 NEWS NOW) — Police are investigating an overnight deadly shooting in Lexington.
According to police, one person died after they were shot just after midnight Tuesday morning on Ohio Street.
Statement from Mayor Linda Gorton and Police Chief Lawrence Weathers
“First, we want the community to know that our Police Department is fully committed to investigating and solving these crimes,” said Mayor Linda Gorton and Police Chief Lawrence Weathers. “One Lexington is focused on helping the families. Our police department, the One Lexington team, and community partners need the full support of our entire community. Lexington police need your assistance and tips to help solve these crimes – they can’t be everywhere, all the time. Our community needs your leadership and involvement to help us stop this violence. As we join together to pray for the families and friends of these young people, remember the importance of working together. It will take a village to save our young people, and we need our village more than ever right now.”
If you have any information about the shooting, call Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020 or online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
