1 woman, 1 teenager shot outside a Lexington home, police say. Suspect flees scene
A Lexington shooting suspect fled Sunday after wounding a woman and a teenager outside a home, according to Lexington police.
The shooting happened around 1:45 p.m. on Endon Drive, according to police. The woman was believed to have “critical” injuries, according to police Lt. Chris Van Brackel. Both victims were taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital for treatment, Van Brackel said.
The suspect fled in a vehicle, Van Brackel said. But he wasn’t the only one who took off from the area after the shooting.
“We did have a few vehicles leave so we don’t know which is which,” Van Brackel said.
Police declined to release suspect information. It’s unclear if the victims were involved in an altercation with the shooter or if they were bystanders, Van Brackel said. Police were still trying to figure that out.
“We have quite a bit of evidence down there to process,” Van Brackel said at the scene. He said that included shell casings.
Police were also speaking with witnesses to try to gather additional information. At one point during the investigation, officers discovered a juvenile witness hiding in the back of an SUV.
Later Sunday evening, officers surrounded an apartment building just off West Sixth Street with a heavy police presence in search of a suspect. Police said they surrounded the apartment because they were following up on a lead in an assault investigation, according to WKYT, the Herald-Leader’s reporting partner. But officers wouldn’t confirm if it was related to the Endon Drive shooting.
Police drove armored trucks up to the apartment building and asked potential occupants to come out with their hands up. Officers in riot gear were seen using Police eventually broke a second-story window as they continued to try to talk to anyone inside.
Officers eventually left the scene. Police thought an armed suspect may have been inside, but they weren’t located, according to WKYT.
This story was originally published October 10, 2021 at 4:40 PM.