Crime

Thief shoots parked car he hit with truck he took from Lexington neighborhood

A hit-and-run crash in Lexington ended in a suspect firing shots into a parked car he hit with a truck he stole Tuesday morning, according to media reports.

A truck was reportedly taken from Lucille Drive before it collided with the parked car, which was in a driveway on White Oak Trace, according to WKYT. After the collision, the driver of the stolen truck allegedly fired a shot into the parked car he’d hit with the truck.

The person who fired the shot got into a car that had been following the stolen truck and left the area, according to WKYT. Police are searching for the car.

LEX18 reported the fleeing vehicle also sideswiped a car.

This story was originally published April 11, 2017 at 8:24 AM with the headline "Thief shoots parked car he hit with truck he took from Lexington neighborhood."

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