UPDATE: March 11 at 2:15 p.m.
The Fayette County Coroner's Office has identified the victim of the Ohio Street shooting that occurred overnight on Tuesday as 24-year-old Tai' Maricus Warner.
The cause of death is listed in the coroners report as "gunshot wound" and the manner of death has been ruled a homicide.
The investigation is ongoing at this time as police continue to search for a suspect.
Original Story:
One person is dead after a shooting that happened overnight on Ohio Street near the intersection at East Fifth Street in Lexington.
According to Lexington police, they responded near downtown just after midnight on Tuesday for reported gunshots. Police say when they arrived on the scene, they found a victim who had been shot.
The coroner's office responded and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Police report no suspect and that the case remains under investigation.
LEX 18 spoke with a neighbor who moved onto Ohio Street last September. She says since then there have been at least two shootings. She's now hoping to move her family away from the neighborhood as soon as possible.
"Last night was scary, but at the same time it's out of my control," she said. "Only thing I can do is ask my kids if they're alright, tell them to lay on the floor, grab their knees and make sure they don't get hit by a bullet."
Notably, this is the third deadly shooting in Lexington in a week's time.
Lexington police are asking neighbors to check their security footage and contact them if they have information that can help their investigation.
Mayor Lina Gorton and Police Chief Lawrence Weather released the following joint statement addressing the number of shootings that have occurred in Lexington over the last week:
First, we want the community to know that our Police Department is fully committed to investigating and solving these crimes. 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.
