Updated: Lexington man dies after being shot near downtown City Center, coroner says Morgan Eads and Jeremy Chisenhall, Lexington Herald-Leader
Feb. 1 A Lexington man has died after being shot outside the City Center downtown Sunday night, according to the Fayette County coroner s office.
Lonnie Oxendine, 22, died at the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital Sunday, not long after he was shot outside the City Center.
Police were called to the outdoor area between City Center and the Lexington Marriott at City Center around 5:15 p.m., and they found Oxendine with life-threatening injuries, Lexington police Lt. Samantha Moore said.
It was the fourth Lexington homicide in 2021. It s the first time Lexington has had four homicides in January since 2017, according to Lexington police statistics.