55-year-old man found wounded in Lexington, later dies in city’s 11th homicide
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One man died after a shooting in Lexington Wednesday, according to the Lexington Police Department.
Lowell Anthony Johnson, 55, died at the University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center after he was shot on Augusta Drive, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office.
Officers responded to a shots-fired call in the 1800 block of Augusta Drive around 9:30 a.m., Sgt. Donnell Gordon said. They found Johnson with a gunshot wound to the body, Gordon said.
He was taken to the hospital, but died from his injuries just before 10:30 a.m., according to the coroner’s office.
Johnson’s death is the 11th homicide in Lexington this year, according to Lexington police statistics. There have now been more homicides this year than in the same period in 2019, a record year for homicides. However, 20 of the 30 Lexington homicides in 2019 happened in the last six months of the year.
No one has been taken into custody in Johnson’s death, police said. Police and the coroner were investigating.
Gordon said there were believed to be people in the area at the time of the shooting, and police want witnesses to come forward with information that might help the case.
Those with information are asked to call Lexington police at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can also be sent through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020 or www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.
There were 20 Lexington homicides in the last six months of 2019. The total was incorrect in a previous version of this story.
This story was originally published May 27, 2020 at 1:19 PM.