Live updates: Lexington police investigating morning shooting at apartment complex

The Lexington police and fire departments responded to an incident in the city’s Cardinal Valley neighborhood Wednesday.

Police were called around 11 a.m. to the Devonport Drive area. Information from the Lexington Fire Department’s dispatch screen indicates multiple fire department vehicles were called to the 2200 block of that street, including an ambulance.

It wasn’t immediately clear why officials were on the scene, but police seemed focused on an apartment building in the 2200 block of Devonport Drive.

The investigation didn’t restrict access to any nearby roads, though the parking lot for the apartment building was blocked off by police.

Shooting at apartment complex leaves man injured

12:30 p.m. — Lexington police are investigating a shooting that left a man injured Wednesday afternoon.

Around 10:59 a.m., police were notified of a report involving a victim with a gunshot wound, according to Lt. Daniel Truex with the Lexington Police Department. Responding officers found a man with a gunshot wound in the parking lot of the Twenty Two Twenty apartment complex on Devonport Drive.

The man’s injuries were described as potentially life-threatening, Truex said.

Police don’t have suspect information and are actively investigating the shooting.

“We would encourage anybody with information about this to contact us,” Truex said.

Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling 859-253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com or through the P3 Tips app available at www.p3tips.com.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

This story was originally published February 1, 2023 at 11:31 AM.