The Jessamine County Coroner said a teenager was shot and killed Thursday evening in Nicholasville.
The coroner identified the victim as 15-year old Leo Travers. He was a student at East Jessamine High School.
Police in Nicholasville responded to the shooting on Garden Park Drive around 7:30 Thursday night after receiving calls from neighbors about gunshots.
“I was sitting inside and I heard three big pops and I thought it was fireworks,” said Audriana Ege, who lives several doors down. “I came outside to go to my car and all of a sudden, here comes the cops and ambulance.”
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When officers got to the scene, they found someone lying in the street with several gunshot wounds. Paramedic crews transported the victim to the hospital where he later died.
Officers also found a white sedan wrecked in a nearby yard. They questioned the driver, who was in the area at the time.
“As she heard gunshots firing out, she tried to get away and ended up hitting a fire hydrant,” said Kevin Grimes with the Nicholasville Police Department. “At one point, one of the bullets went through her back windshield.”
Nicholasville Police stayed on scene for several hours reconstructing the crime scene. Officers are still looking for the shooter and a reason why this all happened.
