Esmerelda Lizete Rodriguez Perez Death – Following a shooting in Lexington early on Sunday morning, a woman was pronounced dead and a man was brought to the hospital. An investigation is currently underway.
In response to a shooting involving a victim, police were called to the 300 block of Besty Lane shortly after one in the morning, according to the Lexington Police Department. Law enforcement said that when they arrived, they discovered a woman who had been shot.
In a press release on Sunday, the Fayette County Coroner’s Office stated that Esmerelda Lizete Rodriguez Perez, 28, had been declared deceased due to gunshot wounds.
According to the LPD, Perez was transferred to a nearby hospital and later declared deceased. According to Lexington police, a guy was brought to a nearby hospital “with reported non-life-threatening injuries from a gunshot wound” while officers were still at the site of the shooting.
If this claimed injured person was involved in the overnight shooting, it was not made clear by law authorities. Authorities said the investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Lexington Police Department at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 Tips available app at p3tips.com.