It’s safe to say that Daquis Sharp isn’t the sharpest knife in the drawer. Mr Sharp’s record with the Fayette County Detention Center shows eight previous mugshots, and he’s only a couple of months past his 26^th birthday. This time, he shot a cop, though fortunately did not kill the officer.

Three arrested for attempted murder after shooting injures Lexington police detective

by Christopher Leach | Thursday, February 29, 2024 | 7:16 AM EST | Updated: 8:16 AM EST | Updated: 10:47 AM EST

A Lexington Police Department detective was injured after being shot while conducting an investigation, according to police.

The shooting happened at approximately 11:54 p.m. Feb. 28 on the 900 block of Royal Avenue, which is near Winchester Road. Police said detectives were following up on an investigation when unknown suspect(s) opened fire on a detective inside a vehicle.

Jatiecee Parks, mugshot by Fayette County Detention Center, and is a public record.

The detective suffered minor injuries but did not require hospitalization, according to police. The detective was able to return shots and no other injuries were reported.

Three people were detained on the scene. Later Thursday morning, police said the three suspects, 27-year-old Daquis Sharp, 19-year-old Jatiece Parks and 19-year-old Zalan Dulin, were all arrested and charged in connection to the incident.

Arrest citations for the suspects say they fired multiple shots into the detective’s unmarked vehicle. One shot hit the detective in the thigh.

The vehicle sustained over $1,000 in damage from the shots, according to court documents.

All three suspects have been charged with attempted murder of a police officer, second-degree assault (police officer), first-degree criminal mischief and six counts of first-degree wanton endangerment, according to police. The suspects are also accused of firing shots into an occupied home on Royal Avenue with six people inside.

Shockingly enough, Mr Sharp was also charged with possession of a firearm by a previously convicted felon, which means that he was violating one of the gun control laws which we have been told would make us all safer.

The two other accused were charged with the same offenses, other than possession by a convicted felon. Mr Dulin’s mugshot shows a neck full of tattoos, which is perhaps not the sign of a particularly intelligent individual, along with an “Oh, poop! What have I done?” look on his face.

• Attempted Murder of a Police Officer, a Class B felony, which carries a sentence of 10 to 20 years
• Assault, second degree, of a police officer, a Class C felony, which carries a sentence of 5 to 10 years
• Criminal mischief, first degree, a Class D felony, which carries a sentence of 1 to 5 years
• Possession of firearm by a convicted felon, a Class D felony, unless the weapon is a handgun, in which case it is a Class C felony
• Wanton Endangerment, first degree, a Class D felony (six counts)

Personally, I believe that those gradations are each one step too lenient. Perhaps, just perhaps, the two 19-year-old offenders have some chance of rehabilitation, but Mr Sharp has been a persistent felon, and, if convicted, needs to enjoy the pleasant accommodations of the Kentucky State Penitentiary near Eddyville for as long as the law allows.