Man found under crashed SUV wasn’t an accident victim. He had been shot, Lexington police say.
A man’s death that initially appeared to have been caused by a vehicle crash was actually a homicide, Lexington police said Saturday.
The 37-year-old man was found beneath an overturned SUV that was discovered in a culvert near Midland Place and Winchester Road at about 7:45 a.m. Friday.
At the time, it was thought that the man had died as a result of an accidental collision.
Lexington police said Saturday that the man, whose name had not been released by the Fayette County coroner’s office, had been shot several times. The preliminary investigation led police to believe that he might have been shot just after midnight Friday.
Police said the case does not appear to be connected to another homicide that happened at about the same time at Short Street and Wrenn Court.
The shootings marked the 30th and 31st homicides in Lexington this year. In 2019, 30 people died as a result of homicide in Fayette County, and there were 23 homicides in 2018.
Police are asking anyone who might have information about the case to call them at (859) 258-3600. Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020 or visiting Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com. Tips can also be submitted hrough the P3 tips app at P3tips.com.
This story was originally published November 21, 2020 at 12:25 PM.
