Lexington leaders call for community action after downtown mass shooting
LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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And so, I am glad that didn’t be cause they could’ve been, probably, involved in the shooting or had to see it or witness it,” Warford said.
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Latest update from WKYT: One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.
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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - One day after a mass shooting in downtown Lexington left five people injured, city leaders gathered Sunday at the Charles Young Center to address the community and announce available resources. Police Chief Lawrence Weathers and Mayor Linda Gorton were among the officials who spoke at the press conference, calling on residents to help stop the violence. “I don’t think we’ve had anything happen like this at the park in at least in a long time and this is very sad,” Weathers said. One Lex Director Devine Carama said the shooting struck close to home for him personally. “I was a few inches away from not coming home to my family. I seen my brothers helping those who were shot,” Carama said. Lexington resident Ida Warford said the shooting served as a sobering reminder of what could have been for her family. “My daughters there were about to head down there.