Update: Man dies after shooting at Lexington apartment complex
A 23-year-old man died shortly after he was found shot at a Lexington apartment complex early Tuesday, according to police.
Jayontai McCann of Lexington died at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital at 5:17 a.m., according to the Fayette County coroner.
Police said they were investigating the case as a homicide. The city has had at least 28 homicides so far this year.
Sgt. Daniel Burnett said officers received a call shortly before 4 a.m. about a subject being assaulted at Liberty Heights Apartments on Liberty Road between Henry Clay Boulevard and New Circle Road. When officers arrived, they found McCann, who had been shot multiple times.
McCann was found “behind the apartments,” according to Sgt. Donnell Gordon.
Police said early Tuesday that they don’t yet have any suspect information.
All of Lexington’s homicide victims in 2021 have been killed by gunfire.
This story was originally published October 5, 2021 at 8:17 AM.
