Conflict · Kentucky Park shootingKentucky Park Concert Shooting Kills 1, Wounds 4 Including 2 ChildrenGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00One person was killed and [music] four0:01others were shot, including a0:03four-year-old and a 14-year-old, when0:05gunfire erupted during an [music]0:06outdoor concert at Charles Young Park in0:08Lexington, Kentucky, just before 7:000:10p.m. Saturday. All [music] five people0:12were struck by gunfire at the park in0:14the 200 block of Midland Avenue. [music]0:17The four wounded were taken to the0:18hospital, described as having0:20non-life-threatening injuries. The0:21shooting turned a community park concert0:23into a mass casualty scene. Lexington0:26police responded to a shots-fired0:27[music]0:28call and found the victims at the park.0:30The response expanded quickly. Less than0:3230 minutes after the gunfire, at 7:240:35p.m., the city declared a police0:37staffing emergency ordering all0:39third-shift officers to report for duty.0:41Accounts differ slightly on the precise0:43time, with [music] one account putting0:44the gunfire around 6:45 p.m. Central0:47Time, and police placing the call just0:49before 7:00 p.m. The location was0:51consistently [music] described as0:53Charles Young Park. No suspect0:55information has been released. No weapon0:57has been identified,0:58>> [music]0:58>> and no details have been given about how1:00many shots were fired or what led to the1:01gunfire. It remains unclear whether1:04those shot were attendees or performers,1:06>> [music]1:06>> and what their current hospital1:07conditions are. About a mile away at the1:09Hyatt Regency, Governor Andy Beshear1:11acknowledged the shooting during a1:13Kentucky Democratic Party dinner as the1:14response was underway. The Lexington1:16[music] shooting was reported as the1:17fourth mass shooting on Saturday,1:19following shootings in Michigan,1:20Virginia, and Chicago, with the1:22investigation described as ongoing late1:24Saturday, and [music] the status of the1:25staffing emergency still to be1:27clarified.1:28Like and follow for more stories that1:30matter.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
