A man recently cleared in one shooting has now been charged with complicity to commit murder in connection with a deadly shooting in Lexington.
19-year-old Lamarius Gates was charged Friday for his alleged role in the February shooting death of Vincenzio Happy along Lima Drive.
Police said they found Vincenzio Happy in his car, badly wounded on Feb. 9 in the parking lot of a strip mall at the intersection of Lima Drive and Georgetown Street, where they say they also found 10-12 shell casings on the ground.
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In May, 22-year-old Jayronn Montero Nickerson, also knows as “Project,” was arrested in Michigan in connection to the shooting. He is charged with murder and a probation violation.
Earlier this month, Lexington police dropped charges against Gates and another man in connection with a shooting outside of a convenience store in June. After a warrant was issued, police dropped the charges after they said they obtained new information in the case.
Gates is expected to face a judge Friday afternoon for a different case: police say they found him and a stolen gun at the scene of a shooting on May 31 when a man was shot in the Hallway of the Clarion Hotel off Newtown Pike. Police say Gates was picked up Thursday for this most recent shooting after fleeing a traffic stop. He is charged with fleeing and drug charges, plus another charge for that stolen gun.
