Chief says children aged 4 and 14 among the wounded
One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting Saturday evening at Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, according to police.
Lexington police officers responded just before 7 p.m. to a report of shots fired and found five victims, the department said in a statement. One person was declared dead at a hospital, while the other four were believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Local news outlets reported that Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said two children, aged 4 and 14, were among those shot at the downtown Lexington park.
Weathers declined to share any information on a suspect but told reporters he did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public.
“If you know of somebody who might be inclined to use a weapon, please let us know,” Weathers said. “Anything that you can do to let us know before something happens, we’ll greatly appreciate.”
The chief urged anyone with information about Saturday evening’s shooting to call police.