N. Broadway murder-suicide investigation

Two people have died as the result of a murder-suicide in Lexington Tuesday afternoon. The deceased have been identified by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office as Angel D. Marcum, 26, and Antoine James, 54.

Around 2:45 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, a Lexington Police officer reported shots fired in the parking lot of a gas station located in the 800-block of North Broadway. The shots were fired inside an SUV. The two occupants of the vehicle were transported to a hospital where they were pronounced deceased.

The investigation determined that Marcum was driving the SUV and James was in the passenger seat when a disorder occurred. James shot Marcum before turning the gun on himself.

No other shots were fired in this incident and no other injuries were reported.

 

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