A shooting at a park in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday evening left one person dead and four others injured, according to police. The incident occurred just before 7 p.m. local time at Charles Young Park.
Lexington police officers responded to a report of shots fired and found five victims. One person was pronounced dead at a hospital, while the other four were believed to have non-life-threatening injuries, police said.
Police Chief Lawrence Weathers confirmed that two children, aged 4 and 14, were among those shot. He declined to share information on a suspect but said he did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public.
“If you know of somebody who might be inclined to use a weapon, please let us know,” Weathers said. “Anything that you can do to let us know before something happens, we’ll greatly appreciate.”
The chief urged anyone with information about the shooting to call police.