Crime

Lexington coroner identifies teen killed in shooting

Lights are illuminated on a Lexington Police Department cruiser in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.
Lights are illuminated on a Lexington Police Department cruiser in Lexington, Ky., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. Ryan C. Hermens rhermens@herald-leader.com

The Lexington Police Department is investigating the city’s 13th homicide after teenager was shot and killed.

Juan Angel Martinez-Bustos, 18, died from a gunshot wound, according to the Fayette Coroner Gary Ginn.

Ginn ruled the death a homicide.

The shooting happened Oct. 3 on Devonport Drive, near Versailles Road. Martinez-Bustos died at the University of Kentucky Hospital.

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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.
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