Updated: Victims identified after 2 Lexington homicides discovered within 3 hours
Two men are dead after separate shootings Tuesday night and early Wednesday, according to Lexington police.
The fatal shootings were the 18th and 19th homicides in Lexington this year, according to Lexington crime data. The city set a record last year with 34. At this point in 2020, Lexington had reported 12 homicides for the year.
Police found the first shooting victim left in a vehicle in the 200 block of Hedgewood Court in the Woodhill area around 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Ronald Keaton.
The victim’s name was Shon D. Davis, Jr., 28, the Fayette County coroner’s office said Thursday. Davis had multiple gunshot wounds and died on scene. His autopsy was completed Wednesday.
Police were initially called to the area for a report of a man slumped over in a vehicle. Keaton said it was unclear how long the victim had been there.
Davis’ funeral arrangements were being handled by Hawkins-Taylor Funeral Home in Lexington.
Shooting outside Lexington ‘men’s club’ kills another
The city’s second overnight shooting occurred outside The Office, a gentleman’s club in the 900 block of Winchester Road.
Keaton said police were called to the location around 2:35 a.m. for a report of shots fired outside. The victim was already dead when officers arrived, Keaton said. He said it was unclear if the victim or anyone involved in the shooting was a patron at the club.
The coroner’s office identified the victim as Ali Deshawn Robinson, a 43-year-old man, in a Thursday press release. An autopsy was performed on Robinson Wednesday.
Police didn’t immediately have any suspect information Wednesday, but the investigators could be helped from the public location of the killing.
“I think they’re hoping to interview some witnesses and look for surveillance,” Keaton said. “There’s usually some good surveillance in that area.”
The building was previously home to the Fox Club, where a 27-year-old woman was shot and killed in 2019.
Funeral arrangements were being handled by an out-of-state funeral home, according to the coroner’s office.
Anyone with information about this case was asked to contact Lexington Police by calling (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app available at www.p3tips.com.
This story was originally published June 9, 2021 at 7:05 AM.
CORRECTION: The total number of homicides in Lexington this year was incorrectly stated in a previous version of this story.