{"id":220887,"date":"2026-08-17T01:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/five-shot-in-lexington-kentucky-park-leaving-one-dead-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-17T01:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T01:08:21","slug":"five-shot-in-lexington-kentucky-park-leaving-one-dead-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/five-shot-in-lexington-kentucky-park-leaving-one-dead-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Five shot in Lexington, Kentucky, park, leaving one dead – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Five people were shot, one fatally, during summer festivities at a downtown Lexington, Kentucky, park Saturday evening, according to police.
Among those injured in the Charles Young Park shooting were a 14-year-old and a 4-year-old, along with two adults with non-life-threatening injuries, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said, according to NBC affiliate WLEX<\/a>.
Weathers told reporters Sunday morning that a number of witnesses have come forward to provide information but did not have any new updates on the investigation.
\u201cA lot of incidents like this that we deal with are not random,\u201d Weathers said. \u201cWe don\u2019t have any indication that this one is random, and therefore we don\u2019t see that the community is at any wide threat.\u201d
He did not say whether any suspects had been identified Sunday afternoon.
Authorities did, however, identify the deceased victim as 16-year-old Di\u2019Zhon Robertson.
Mayor Linda Gorton asked the community to pray for the wounded. She added that those affected would be able to access free mental health resources at the Dunbar Community Center on Monday afternoon.
\u201cWhat happened was traumatic for many of you, and you may be struggling with what you saw, what you heard or what you experienced,\u201d Gorton said. \u201cIt is important, as the chief said, that we all come together as a community and support one another.\u201d
Devine Carama, a gun violence prevention advocate in Lexington, said he was at the event when the shooting broke out. He said he was covering four young people while he watched someone just inches away from him get shot.
Carama leads the ONE Lexington city program against gun violence and was with city officials Sunday. He urged residents to take advantage of the mental health resources.
He also urged the community to stand together in the face of gun violence.
\u201cThis is not a political issue. I know it\u2019s an election year, but this ain\u2019t about politics. This is about humanity. This is about our neighbors,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd so, my message to the community is: Do not let voices out there divide us, and in instances like this, we are always better together.\u201d
Shayna Jacobs is a national reporter for NBC News digital.
I am a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital, covering a range of news-of-the-day topics. My job is to report in a timely manner on crime, mass shootings, war coverage, domestic and international affairs, pop culture and more.
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