LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) 鈥� Police in Kentucky said one person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting at a park Saturday evening.
Lexington police officers responded just before 7 p.m. to a report of shots fired and found five victims, according to a department 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 Charles Young Park in downtown Lexington.
Weathers declined to share any information on a suspect but told reporters he did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public.
鈥淚f you know of somebody who might be inclined to use a weapon, please let us know,鈥� Weather said. 鈥淎nything that you can do to let us know before something happens, we’ll greatly appreciate.鈥�
The chief urged anyone with information about Saturday evening’s shooting to call police.
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