Updated: Lexington woman tells police she shot man trying to break into her apartment
A Lexington woman called police Tuesday morning and told them she shot a man trying to break into her apartment, according to officers.
The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 500 block of Hollow Creek Road, according to Lt. Dan Truex.
Police received a call about an attempted burglary and were told “that the resident had fired a shot, and then a short time later we had someone show up at the hospital with a gunshot wound,” Truex said.
The man who showed up at Saint Joseph Hospital was transferred to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, Truex said. He was believed to be in stable condition, Truex said.
Police were able to confirm through further investigation that the wounded man, Keith Lamont Jackson, was the suspect in the attempted burglary. He was arrested at UK Hospital Tuesday morning and charged with burglary and terroristic threatening, according to jail records. Jackson appeared to have bandages on his shoulder in a jail photo.
It appeared the suspect did damage to the woman’s residence near Russell Cave Road, but he didn’t successfully get inside or steal anything, Truex said.
This story was originally published April 6, 2021 at 7:48 AM.