Updated: Coroner identifies man who died after shooting at Lexington gas station
A man died after being shot in the parking lot of a gas station near downtown Lexington Friday night.
The Fayette County coroner’s office identified him as Justin Cooke, 43.
Lexington police received multiple calls about the shooting at the Marathon at 300 N. Martin Luther King Blvd., at the intersection with Third Street, at about 7:30 p.m., Lt. Paul Boyles said.
When they arrived, he said officers found the man in the parking lot with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, where police later said the man was pronounced dead.
As police were talking with a woman who had been in a vehicle at the scene, Boyles said she later realized she had been injured as well. The woman’s injury was not life-threatening. Police said she was also taken to a hospital.
Police did not have any information about a suspect to release.
Police asked anyone with information to call them at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, visiting Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com or using the P3 Tips app at P3tips.com.
It was Lexington’s second homicide of 2023.
This story was originally published March 17, 2023 at 10:38 PM.
