Homicide investigations

Detectives in the Lexington Police Department's Robbery/Homicide Unit handle death investigations for Lexington-Fayette County. They work closely with officers in Patrol, the Forensic Services Unit, other investigative units, and the public to help solve these crimes.

If you have information about a murder case, please call Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020 or online at bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.

2024 homicides

No. Date Location Victim's Name Age Cause of Death Status of Case Suspect(s)
1 1/21/24 McClain Drive Quante Johnson 29 Gunshot OPEN  
2 2/3/24 Winchester Road Chadrick Boone 31 Gunshot OPEN  
3 3/8/24 Rockaway Place Kenlon Johnson 17 Gunshot OPEN  

2023 homicides

No. Date Location Victim's Name Age Cause of Death Status of Case Suspect(s)
1 2/6/2023 Toner St Marquis A. Tompkins Jr. 24 Gunshot OPEN  
2 3/17/2023 N. MLK Blvd Justin R. Cooke 43 Gunshot CBA Marquan King
3 4/20/2023 Chestnut St Timonte D. Harris 43 Gunshot CBA Corry Jackson
4 4/20/2023 Chestnut St Lakeisha Hill 32 Gunshot OPEN  
5 4/30/2023 Castlewood Park Damar L. Weathers 18 Gunshot OPEN  
6 5/5/2023 Pine St Clinton B. Brown 23 Gunshot CBA Jamierion Allen
7 5/5/2023 Summerhill Dr Michael R. Stinnett 16 Gunshot CBA Stewart Watson
8 5/23/2023 Florence Ave Jalen Henderson 19 Gunshot OPEN  
9 5/28/2023 Short St. / N. Limestone Kevin Reel 35 Gunshot CBA Scott Lawless
10 7/5/2023 Tazewell Dr Christopher Valdez 16 Gunshot CBA

Emmanuel Contreas

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*Juvenile suspect*

11 7/11/2023 St. Michael Dr Beverly Keesecker 68 Gunshot OPEN  
12 7/13/2023 Whitney Ave Stacey Marshall 30 Gunshot CBA Courtney Wrenn
13 7/25/2023 Whitney Ave Sy'Kia Epps 0 Blunt Force CBA Syied Epps
14 8/15/2023 Creek Path Lane Willie Y. Dixon 42 Gunshot OPEN  
15 8/27/2023 Winchester Rd Malik Sleet 26 Gunshot OPEN  
16 9/19/2023 Marshall Ln Arliss Stewart 80 Gunshot CBA Jim Bradburn
17 9/23/2023 South Broadway Dametrius Hampton 18 Gunshot CBA Jacolby Williams
18 9/23/2023 Hollow Creek Rd Christina Fikes 23 Gunshot CBE Sami Younus
19 9/24/2023 W. Main St Ty'Juan Pearson 38 Gunshot CBE  
20 9/29/2023 Trade St Kristopher Lewis 28 Gunshot OPEN  
21 9/30/2023 Centre Parkway Trevon Cummins 23 Gunshot OPEN  
22 10/15/2023 Race Street Estaud Lopez 47 Gunshot OPEN  
23 2/26/2023 Bracktown Road Brighton Hendron 4 Overdose CBA

Anderson George

Briana Turpin

Raven Houston

24 12/27/23 Pemberton Street Devon Dockery Jr 34 Gunshot CBA Luquan Hayes

 

2022 homicides

No. Date Location Victim's Name Age Cause of Death Status of Case Suspect(s)
 1 01/03/2022 Anniston Dr D'Andre M. Green   24 Gunshot Open  
 2 01/07/2022 Cantrill Dr Kobby L. Martin   27 Gunshot CBA Deonte Carter
 3 02/6/2022


Upper St

Landon Hayes   10 Gunshot CBE  
4 02/7/2022 Hollow Creek Rd Cornelius Allen 44 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile suspect*
5 2/17/2022 Cambridge Drive Jimmy Medlock 39 Sharp Trauma CBA Jennifer Kashuba
6 3/5/2022 W Short St Michael Yocum 36 Gunshot CBA Juan Linares
7 3/9/2022 Chase Pl Darian Webb 18 Gunshot CBA Darryl Russell
8 3/19/2022 Stratford Dr Leslie Bales 54 Sharp Trauma CBA Justus Bales
9 4/8/2022 W. New Circle Rd William Ashby 64 Blunt / Sharp Trauma CBA

Alysha Noel

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Danny Sims

10 4/12/2022 Russell Cave Rd Armond W. Lukes Jr.  40 Gunshot OPEN  
11 5/1/2022 Versailles Rd Ricky A. Williams Jr. 40 Gunshot CBA Jerry Price
12 5/2/2022 Rogers Rd Deon M. Williams 13 Sharp  Trauma CBA Nikki James
13 5/2/2022 Rogers Rd Skyler L. Williams 5 Sharp Trauma CBA Nikki James
14 5/7/2022 La Salle Rd James Bost Jr. 49 Gunshot OPEN  
15 5/7/2022 La Salle Rd Amaya Taylor-Sandifer 20 Gunshot OPEN  
16 5/17/2022 Meadow Lane / New Circle Rd Eric E. Boone 42 Gunshot OPEN  
17 5/21/2022 Florence Ave Todd A Kenion 34 Gunshot OPEN  
18  5/24/2022 Locust Ave Malcom X. Long 29 Gunshot OPEN  
19 5/25/2022 Caywood Dr Lisa Wilson 65 Gunshot CBA Steven Wilson
20 5/25/2022 Caywood Dr Bryonny Wilson 42 Gunshot CBA Steven Wilson
21 5/25/2022 Caywood Dr Bronwyn Wilson 38 Gunshot CBA

Steven Wilson

22 6/04/2022 Haggard Ct Joseph Richardson 35 Gunshot OPEN  
23 6/19/2022 Charles Ave Randy Wise 55 Gunshot CBA DeMonte Cowan
24 7/17/2022 Hedgewood Ct Edward Studvent 33 Gunshot OPEN  
25 7/20/2022 Quinton Ct Kadage Byishimo 38 Gunshot CBA Keith Denton
26 7/27/2022 Victoria Way Kendall Berry 34 Gunshot OPEN  
27 8/5/2022 Augusta Dr James A. Palmatier 44 Gunshot CBA Sean Smith
28 8/13/2022 Centre Parkway Demetris Shelton 19 Gunshot OPEN  
29 4/30/2022 Nicholasville Road James A. Morris 97 Aspiration Pneumonia CBA Eyvette Hunter
30 8/17/2022 Linden Walk Ashley D. Stamper 35 Gunshot CBA Yovany Chaple-Chaple
31 8/31/2022 Dakota Street Dietrich Murray 29 Gunshot CBA James Catlett
32 9/2/2022 Devonport Drive Mondono-Fonseca, Juan 26 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile suspect*
33 9/8/2022 Devonia Avenue Clarence E. Adams 57 Gunshot CBA Steven Smith
34 9/12/2022 W Sixth Street  Doricky J. Harris 22 Gunshot CBA Bobby Hubbard
35 9/22/2022 Jennifer Road Raymond B. Brooks 51 Gunshot CBA Jonathan Lockhart
36 9/25/2022 Oxford Circle Adetokundo Okunoye 25 Gunshot CBA Woody LaPierre
37 10/14/2022 Bryan Avenue Robert S. Wallace 53 Sharp Trauma CBA Don Marshall
38 10/25/2022 Maple Avenue Nicole Morton 32 Gunshot CBA Courtney Young
39 11/12/2022 Darby Creek Road William L. Edwards 34 Gunshot OPEN  
40 11/15/2022 Yellowstone Parkway Brandon Walker 37 Gunshot  OPEN  
41 11/20/2022 Alumni Drive Zy'Aire Waide 2 Overdose CBA Alashia Brown
42 11/23/2022 Bay Colony Lane Talina Henderson 47 Gunshot CBA Stephon Henderson
43 12/10/2022 Colonnade Drive Elaina Q. Mammen 19 Gunshot CBA

Hubert Riley

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*Juvenile suspect*

44 12/30/2022 Bradley Court Tyron Z. Shaw 21 Gunshot OPEN  

 

2021 homicides

No. Date Location Victim's Name Age Cause of Death Status of Case Suspect(s)
1 1/9/2021 Cove Lake Dr John Harris 28 Gunshot CBA Mercedes Childress / Davontae Cobb
2 1/21/2021 (died 2/4/21) Breckenridge St Wesley Brown III 32 Gunshot CBA Kenneth Wadkins
3 1/23/2021 N. Upper St Dominico Cloyd 18 Gunshot Open  
4 1/25/2021 (died 2/25/21) Harvard Drive Kobe Persley 20 Gunshot Open  
5 1/30/2021 Alumni Drive Bryan Green 26 Gunshot CBA Juanyah Clay
6 1/31/2021 Vine Street Lonnie Oxendine 22 Gunshot CBA Jacouri Burns
7 2/9/2021 Dakota St Lazarus Parker 38 Gunshot CBA (KSP case) Cecil Russell / Martae Shanks
8 3/4/2021 De Porres Ave Jesse Averitt 28 Gunshot Open  
9 3/11/2021 Augusta Drive Montaye Mullins 18 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile suspect* / Michael Roland
10 4/7/2021 Dalton Ct Lowell Washington 35 Gunshot Open  
11 4/7/2021 Colchester Dr Herbie Booker 20 Gunshot Open  
12 4/9/2021 Winchester Rd Cyrus Davis 35 Gunshot Open  
13 4/18/2021 Alumni Dr Hayden Nash 17 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile suspect*
14 4/18/2021 Pennebaker Dr Devante Bell 28 Gunshot CBA Carl Munford
15 5/9/2021 Florence Avenue Mar'Quevion Leach 17 Gunshot Open  
16 6/8/2021 Hedgewood Ct Shon Davis 28 Gunshot Open  
17 6/9/2021 Winchester Rd Ali Robinson 43 Gunshot CBA Kamond Taylor
18 6/17/2021 Winnie St Jocko Green 38 Gunshot CBA Danzell Cruse
19 6/19/2021 W. Short St Raymar Webb 30 Gunshot Warrants Brandon Dockery
20 7/4/2021 Danielle Ln

Shaquille Newby

27

Gunshot

Open  
21 7/4/2021 Danielle Ln Tyler Sandusky 26 Gunshot Open  
22 7/20/2021 Lancelot Ln Daymarcus Williams 14 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile Suspect*
23 8/2/2021 Delong Road Jamar Patterson Jr 22 Gunshot Open  
24 8/13/2021 Ohio Street Cameron Martin 27 Gunshot Open  
25 8/22/2021 S. Broadway Jaimesha S. Beattie 22 Gunshot  Open  
26 8/22/2021 Pemberton Ln Berkley Parks 17 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile Suspect*
27 9/3/2021 Chestnut St Tony Lyvers 41 Gunshot Open  
28 10/5/2021 Liberty Rd Jayontai A. McCann 23 Gunshot  Open  
29 10/13/2021 Centre Parkway Andre L. Holloway 45 Gunshot Open  
30 10/25/2021 W. Short Street John T. Abner 31 Blunt Force CBA Benjamin Call
31 10/28/2021 Breathitt Ave Sergio Villarados 17 Gunshot Open  
32 11/5/2021 W. Main St Jesse Jimenez 32 Gunshot CBA

Robert Okorley

33 11/20/2021 E. Fifth St Pietro Swain 28 Gunshot Open  
34 11/25/2021 Sandalwood Dr Eric Sweat 36 Gunshot CBA *Juvenile Suspect*
35 12/7/2021 Hill St Ramon Pennie 51 Gunshot Open  
36 12/17/2021 Oak Hill Dr Devon Sandusky 21 Gunshot CBA Deonte Carter
37 12/30/2021 Betsy Ln Larry Perez-Morales 14 Gunshot  Open  

 

Information about this chart

  • All victim names are released by the Fayette County Coroner's Office
  • Click on the address and/or suspect name for the most recent press release about the case
  • The Lexington Police Department does not name juvenile suspects
  • CBA = Cleared by Arrest; CBE = Cleared by Exception
  • Investigations determined to be unfounded / justifiable homicides are not included on this list
  • Suspects are named when investigators obtain a warrant or an arrest is made
  • Does not include the judicial outcome of a case

 

2020 homicides

No. Date Location Victim's Name Age Cause of Death Status of Case Suspect(s)
1 1/8/2020 Rambling Creek Dr Gregory Miller, Jr. 20 Gunshot CBA Jaquan St. Louis
2 1/31/2020 Lima Drive La Monte Sellers 31 Gunshot Open  
3 2/10/2020 Alexandria Drive Elaine Castillo 33 Sharp trauma CBA Kevin Velasco-Gomez
4 2/11/2020 Nancy Hanks Rd Antwan Roberts 15 Gunshot Open  
5 2/20/2020 Shaftsbury Rd Crystal Howard 35 Gunshot CBA Joseph Gonzalez
6 3/3/2020 Fairmont Ct Robert Clay 63 -- CBA Quentin Love
7 3/6/2020 Smith St Larry Rose, Jr. 44 Gunshot CBA Seantel Watson
8 3/29/2020 Second Street Zion Clark 20 Gunshot Open  
9 4/5/2020 Rand Ave Richard B. Williams 54 Gunshot Open  
10 4/21/2020 Hedgewood Court Ladonya Bennett 16 Gunshot CBA *juvenile suspect*
11 5/27/2020 Augusta Drive Lowell A. Johnson 55 Gunshot CBA *juvenile suspect*
12 5/28/2020 Augusta Drive Bruce Trice 58 Gunshot CBA *juvenile suspect*
13 6/10/2020 Martha Court Eugenia Keens 48 Blunt force trauma CBA Jacquetta Perry
14 6/16/2020 Atiya Place Gregory L. Fisher 30 Gunshot CBA Cameren Fisher
15 6/23/2020 Newtown Court James A. White 40 Gunshot CBA

Dontate Burruss

Darica Lynem

16 7/11/2020 Chestnut Street Darrell Price 31 Gunshot CBA Anthony King
17 7/27/2020 Speigle Street Miguel Diaz 19 Gunshot CBA Isaac Suastequi
18 7/27/2020 Warwick Court Karen Rae Greenup 57 Trauma CBA James Aubrey
19 7/28/2020 N. Broadway Angel Marcum 26 Gunshot CBE  
20 8/16/2020 Newtown Pike Mykel Waide 18 Gunshot Open  
21 8/21/2020 McClain Drive Micheal Proctor 17 Gunshot CBA *juvenile suspect*
22 8/23/2020 Nicholasville Rd Kenneth Bottoms, Jr. 17 Gunshot CBA Xavier Hardin
23 8/23/2020 Centre Pkwy Patrick Stover 19 Gunshot CBA Jarred Lockard
24 8/24/2020 Lindy Ln Aaron Leach 32 Gunshot CBA Jameel Cox
25 8/31/2020 Majestic View Walk Sabel Jallow 56 -- CBA Dalton Carpenter
26 9/29/2020 Larkwood Drive Daniel Nantz 38 Gunshot Warrant Dana Caldwell
27 10/2/2020 Victoria Way Ava Creech 62 -- CBA William P. Brown
28 10/21/2020 Fifth Street Alice Carter 82 Gunshot Open  
29 11/05/2020 Nicholasville Rd Jermaine Barber 23 Gunshot CBA Jessin Stateman
30 11/20/2020 Wrenn Court Akeem Lyvers 24 Gunshot CBA Raekwon Burse
31 11/20/2020 Winchester Rd DeShawn Jimerson 37 Gunshot CBA Theodrick Tillman
32 11/29/2020 Payne St Madilyn Grisham 20 Gunshot Open  
33 12/23/2020 Centre Pkwy Ocean Moore 9 months   CBA Sammantha Moore
34 12/28/2020 Woodhill Drive Jaquis Ray 20 Gunshot CBA Caelan Gills

 

Information about this chart

  • All victim names are released by the Fayette County Coroner's Office
  • Click on the address and/or suspect name for the most recent press release about the case
  • The Lexington Police Department does not name juvenile suspects
  • CBA = Cleared by Arrest; CBE = Cleared by Exception
  • Investigations determined to be unfounded / justifiable homicides are not included on this list
  • Suspects are named when investigators obtain a warrant or an arrest is made
  • Does not include the judicial outcome of a case