Two women shot in car near downtown Lexington Tuesday night
Two women were taken to a local hospital Tuesday night after being shot while in a vehicle in Lexington.
Police found the women after they were called to Seventh Street and Shropshire Avenue at 6:46 p.m., said Lexington police Lt. Joe Anderson. Their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening.
Anderson said the women said they had been in a car at Seventh and Jackson streets when someone inside another vehicle shot into their car. The women then drove a short distance to Shropshire Avenue, where police found them.
A black van may have been involved, Sgt. Daniel Burnett said Wednesday morning. Investigators don’t know yet if the women were targets or bystanders.
This story was originally published November 9, 2021 at 9:20 PM.
Karla Ward
Lexington Herald-Leader