3 shot outside Bar Louie in Lexington’s Fayette Mall

Three people are recovering after a shooting outside Bar Louie at Fayette Mall in Lexington early Sunday, according to police and media reports.

Officers were first called to the business at about 2:15 a.m. Sunday for a report of a large crowd that was refusing to leave, police Lt. Jackie Newman said. When police arrived, they were able to get the crowd to disperse and found a person in the parking lot with a gunshot wound to the neck, Newman said.

Later a second victim arrived at Baptist Health Lexington with a gunshot wound, Newman said. He was alone and had driven himself to the hospital.

A third person with a gunshot victim was later located. All three of the victims, two men and one woman, suffered injuries that were not thought to be life-threatening, Newman said.

Bar Louie is a casual dining restaurant and bar that opened at the mall in October of 2017. The bar is open until 2 a.m. Sunday mornings, according to its website.

Police said Sunday afternoon that they had not yet identified a suspect in the shooting.

Also as of Sunday afternoon, the Fayette Mall and Bar Louie had not released comments on the incident.

This story was originally published July 28, 2019 at 10:57 AM.