Lexington police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a University of Kentucky student.
Police have charged 18-year-old Justin D. Smith with murder in connection with the shooting of 22-year-old Jonathan W. Krueger near UK’s campus.
Police say they responded to a shots fired call along the 400 block of East Maxwell Street, near Transylvania Park, just after 2 a.m. When officers arrived, they found Krueger in the street suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.Police are currently looking for other individuals involving the murder of Mr. Krueger.
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Smith was also charged with robbery, tampering with physical evidence and fleeing and evading.“We’ve updated the family on our investigation and our thoughts and prayers are with them,” said Police Chief Mark Barnard, who talked to Krueger’s father this morning.
Krueger, a University of Kentucky student, was walking with another person on East Maxwell near Transylvania Park when the shooting occurred during a robbery.
Officers were called to the scene at 2:07 a.m. and found the victim lying in the street. He was transported to UK Chandler Hospital and pronounced dead by the coroner at 2:35 a.m.
Police say this appears to be a completely random act of violence.
