With 100 days left in the year, Lexington is just one homicide short of tying its all-time record.

In 2019, Lexington, Kentucky, set its all-time homicide record of 30, but that record didn’t last long. There were 34 homicides in 2020, and then 37 in 2021. Well, it l;ooks like the gang-bangers have taken breaking the record yet again as a personal challenge, as the city saw it’s 36th killing on THursday:

One person dead, police investigating after a shooting in Lexington

by Christopher Leach | Thursday, September 22, 2022 | 2:08 PM EDT | Updated: 4:43 PM EDT

One person has died after a shooting on Jennifer Road in Lexington, police say.

The shooting happened around noon Thursday. Police received a report at 12:01 p.m. of an individual who had been shot at an apartment complex in the 1700 block of Jennifer Road, according to Lt. Joe Anderson with the Lexington Police Department.

That individual was transported to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, according to Maj. Jessica Bowman with the Lexington Fire Department. The victim, a male, was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to police.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 51-year-old Raymond Brooks.

The suspect fled the scene before officers arrived, police said. Police didn’t release any additional information on a possible suspect. More information is expected to be released later.

There’s a little more information at the original.

Lexington’s 36th homicide of 2021 didn’t occur until December 17th, so the city is 86 days ahead of last year’s bloody pace. 36 homicides in 265 days works out to a projected 49.585 killings for the year, if the same pace is maintained, one killing every 7.361 days.

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