LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — UPDATE: Lexington Police say that one person has been arrested following Sunday's shooting on Red Clover Lane.
Police arrested 63-year-old Urbano Romero Ortiz. He is being charged with two counts of assault 1st degree — domestic violence and three counts of wanton endangerment 1st degree.
Police were dispatched to the 2700 block of Red Clover lane for a gunshot victim. Once they arrived they located a male and female victim suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims were taken to the hospital with reported life-threatening injuries.
Ortiz is currently being held at the Fayette County Detention Center.
———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————Two people were taken to the hospital and one person was arrested after a shooting that occurred in Lexington on Sunday afternoon.
According to the Lexington Police Department, officers responded to a shooting in the 2700 block of Red Clover Lane at approximately 3:20 p.m. When they arrived, they found two people, a male and a female, with "reported life-threatening injuries."
The suspect, a male family member of the two victims, left the scene but was located and arrested shortly after by officers.
An investigation is ongoing, and police are asking anyone with information regarding the incident to call the Lexington Police at 859-258-3600.
Anonymous tips can also be submitted to the Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling 859-253-2020 or online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app, which can be found here.
