FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — Police are searching for a man who is considered armed and dangerous after a man was killed Sunday night in a shooting at an apartment complex in Frankfort.
Frankfort police officers responded to 120 Marlowe Court around 11:30 p.m. Sunday for a report of a shooting. A caller advised a known person was shot, according to police.
Officers arrived on scene and found 50-year-old Thomas Wideman dead. He had a single gunshot wound to the chest.
A witness observed Simeyon Johnson flee an apartment with a handgun after shot(s) were fired, police say.
Law enforcement officers are actively searching for Johnson and are requesting anyone with information of his whereabouts to call 911 or the Frankfort Police Department at (502) 875-8582.
Johnson should be considered armed and dangerous. If seen, police say do not approach and call 911.
Wideman's daughter, Ashley Taylor, tells LEX 18 that her father had lived in the Marlow Court building for some time and knew Johnson for years leading up to what happened Sunday night.
Taylor says her father was a big part of Johnson's childhood and the two shared a strong connection.
