LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — UPDATE: New details have been revealed through court documents that say investigators obtained video footage of the incident.
According to the documents, the video shows a Kia pulling off to the side of the road and then apparent muzzle flashes coming from the passenger side of the car. A man dressed in a "white bubble coat style jacket" then exits the car. No one else is seen entering or exiting the car until police arrive.
Another video shows Hayes getting into the victim's car just a few minutes prior to the shooting.
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One man has been arrested in connection to a homicide that occurred on Pemberton Street in Lexington in December of 2023.
According to the Lexington Police Department, 26-year-old Luquan D. Hayes has been identified as the shooter and was arrested and charged with murder on Wednesday.
The arrest stems from the incident in which officers responded to the area of East 5th and Pemberton Street on Dec. 27 and found one victim in a vehicle suffering from a gunshot wound.
The victim was taken to a hospital, where he later died.
Hayes is lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center.
His arraignment is scheduled for January 11 at 1:00 p.m., and a cash bond of $750,000.
