Updated: Victim of deadly Lexington shooting was 18 years old, coroner says

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the man killed in a shooting at Castlewood Park Sunday morning.

Damar Weathers, 18, was pronounced dead on scene at 9 a.m., according to the coroner’s office. He’s the city’s fifth homicide victim of 2023.

Officers were called to Castlewood Park Sunday morning around 8 a.m. and found a man who’d been shot and killed, police said in a news release.

Anyone with information about this case can 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.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

This story was originally published April 30, 2023 at 4:24 PM.

Taylor Six

Lexington Herald-Leader

Taylor Six is the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. She was born and raised in Lexington attending Lafayette High School. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. She previously worked as the government reporter for the Richmond Register.