One charged with murder in death of man found on Whitney Avenue with gunshot wound
A man has been arrested and charged with murder in the death of a 31-year-old man who died after being shot in Lexington early Thursday.
Courtney Wrenn, 33, was arrested Friday in connection with the death of Stacey Marshall, who was found suffering from a gunshot wound on the 900 block of Whitney Avenue by police officers who were called to the scene at 12:36 a.m. Thursday.
Lexington police said in a news release Friday that they later learned that the shooting happened at a residence on the 300 block of Michigan Street.
In addition to the murder charge, Wrenn is charged with first-degree burglary, first-degree wanton endangerment and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
He was being held on $600,000 bond and is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon in Fayette District Court, according to court records.
Marshall’s death was Lexington’s 12th homicide of 2023.
This story was originally published July 14, 2023 at 6:39 PM.
