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Lexington police officers responded just before 7 p.m. to a
report of shots fired and found five victims, according to a
department statement. One person was declared dead at a hospital
while the other four were believed to have non-life-threatening
injuries, police said.
Local news outlets reported that Police Chief Lawrence Weathers
said two children, aged 4 and 14, were among those shot at
Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington.
Weathers declined to share any information about a suspect but
told reporters he did not believe there was an ongoing threat to
the public.
“If you know of somebody who might be inclined to use a weapon,
please let us know,” Weathers said. “Anything that you can do to
let us know before something happens, we'll greatly appreciate.”
The chief urged anyone with information about Saturday evening's
shooting to call police.
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