Lexington 17-year-old dies at hospital after shooting, coroner’s office says
A Lexington 17-year-old has died after being shot, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office.
Markel Allen died at 9:43 p.m. Wednesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital after being shot in the area of 760 Florence Avenue, in between Georgetown Street and the Lexington Cemetery, according to the coroner’s office. The shooting happened about 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to Brenna Angel, a police spokeswoman.
Allen was found by officers, police said.
About the same time, a 19-year-old showed up at another hospital with a gunshot wound that wasn’t life-threatening, according to Sgt. Donnell Gordon.
WKYT reported the other hospital was Good Samaritan.
Allen’s death was the sixth homicide in Lexington this year, according to police statistics.
This story was originally published February 18, 2021 at 12:24 PM.