Coroner releases name of man, 21, who died after shooting in Lexington
A 21-year-old man died after being shot in a neighborhood near downtown Lexington late Friday.
Lexington police said they were called to the shooting on the 800 block of Oak Hill Drive, off Loudon Avenue, at 10:56 p.m. When they arrived, police found the man inside a residence, Lexington police said in a news release Saturday.
The Fayette County coroner’s office said the man, Devon Sandusky, was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:25 p.m.
They said the investigation is ongoing. No suspect information was released.
Police asked anyone with information to call (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 tips app at P3tips.com.
The shooting was Lexington’s 36th homicide of 2021. The city surpassed the record number of homicides set in 2020, 34, on Dec. 7, when Ramon Pennie, 51, was found shot on Hill Street, near the Lexington Legends Ballpark.
This story was originally published December 18, 2021 at 12:44 PM.
