Crime

Lexington man charged with murder in connection to 2021 shooting

A Lexington man already in custody was charged with murder for the second time, police said in a news release.

Deonte Carter, 25, was charged with murder on Tuesday in connection with a deadly shooting in December 2021, the Lexington Police Department said.

Just before 11 p.m. on Dec. 17, 2021, officers found 21-year-old Devon Sandusky suffering from a gunshot wound at a residence on the 800-block of Oak Hill Drive. Sandusky was pronounced dead the scene.

A citation filed in Fayette District Court on Tuesday alleged that Carter shot Sandusky in the head. Carter is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday afternoon at 1 p.m.

Carter was already lodged at the Fayette County Detention Center on separate murder charges stemming from a shooting in January.

In that case, Carter was charged in connection with the death of 26-year-old Kobby Martin, who was found suffering from gunshot wounds in the 1700 block of Cantrill Drive.

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Rick Childress
Lexington Herald-Leader
Rick Childress covers Eastern Kentucky for the Herald-Leader. The Lexington native and University of Kentucky graduate first joined the paper in 2016 as an agate desk clerk in the sports section and in 2020 covered higher education during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. He spent much of 2021 covering news and sports for the Klamath Falls Herald and News in rural southern Oregon before returning to Kentucky in 2022.
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