Updated: One person dead after getting shot by family member. Suspect in custody
One person in Lexington was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in a shooting on Chase Place, according to police.
Police got the call around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday for a report of an assault. Lt. Daniel Burnett described the incident as a domestic situation, where one of the parties involved shot another party.
The victim, an 18-year-old man later identified as Darian Webb by the Fayette County Coroner, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, police said. Webb died at the hospital shortly after arriving.
A suspect was initially identified after the shooting but not detained until later in the day, according to police. Darryl Russell, 53, was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center on charges of murder and fourth degree assault. Russell shot Webb after a physical altercation, police wrote in an arrest citation.
He’s being held on a $750,000 bond and due in court Thursday afternoon for his arraignment, according to court records.
This is Lexington’s seventh homicide of 2022 and second in a span of less than a week.
Police are asking anyone with information about this case to call Lexington police at (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.
Editor’s note: This story was updated after the Fayette County Coroner’s office released corrected information about the homicide victim’s name.
This story was originally published March 9, 2022 at 7:18 AM.
