Lexington teenager dies at hospital after being shot, Fayette County coroner says
A Lexington teenager died in a hospital Thursday after being shot last weekend, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office and Lexington police.
Dominico Cloyd, 18, died Thursday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, according to the coroner’s office. He was shot in the area of Idaho Avenue and North Upper Street around 4 p.m. on Jan. 23, according to Lexington police.
Police found Cloyd wounded inside a vehicle while responding to a call about shots fired on the 700 block of North Upper Street, according to a Friday afternoon news release.
Police Lt. Samantha Moore on Jan. 23 said investigators didn’t have information on a suspect.
Police asked anyone with information to call them at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, visiting bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app available at www.p3tips.com.
This is Lexington’s second homicide in 2021 and the first involving a teenage victim. The city set a record for homicides in 2020 with 34.
Herald-Leader reporter Karla Ward contributed to this report.
This story was originally published January 29, 2021 at 11:47 AM.