Updated: Coroner identifies 18-year-old man killed in Lexington’s latest homicide
One man was killed in a shooting in Lexington early Wednesday morning, according to the Lexington Police Department.
The shooting happened around 1:37 a.m. on the 400 block of Carlisle Avenue. Lexington police Lt. Dan Truex said they received a report of shots fired and when officers arrived they found a man with gunshot wounds.
The man was declared dead on scene, according to Truex.
On Friday, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office identified the man as Dennis Trujillo Jr., 18.
The Lexington Fire Department confirmed Trujillo’s death on scene and requested the coroner’s office response. The coroner’s office declared Trujillo dead at 4:42 a.m.
An autopsy was performed at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort Friday, the coroner’s office said in a news release.
Truex said police are investigating the shooting. No suspect information was available.
People are encouraged to submit any information about the shooting to Lexington police at 859-258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020 or by visiting their website.
This is the third homicide of 2024 in Lexington, and the first in nearly one month. At this point in 2023, there had been two reported homicides, according to police data.
In 2023 Lexington reported 24 homicides, fewer than the record-breaking year of 2022, when 44 killings took place. The last time Lexington reported 24 or fewer homicides in a year was in 2018, according to Lexington police data, which dates back to 2008.
This article has been updated to reflect the number of homicides so far this year after Lexington police ruled an earlier incident a justifiable shooting.
This story was originally published April 4, 2024 at 8:31 AM.
