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1 person arrested in connection to Cambridge Drive shooting on July 2

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UPDATE: August 26 at 10:30 a.m.
The Lexington Police Department says that one person has been arrested in connection to the shooting that happened on July 2 on Cambridge Drive that left a woman injured from a gunshot wound.

According to police, they were able to identify the suspect in the shooting as 37-year-old Josiah Riggs. He was arrested on Aug. 24 and is charged with first-degree assault and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

Riggs is lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center.

Police ask that anyone with information regarding the shooting to contact them.

Original Story:
One person was injured after an overnight shooting that happened on Cambridge Drive near the Cardinal Valley area in Lexington.

According to Lexington police, the shooting happened just before 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday.

Police say the female victim was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

No one else was hurt in the shooting, and police say they are not sure who did this.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Lexington police.