Lexington police continue to investigate an attempted murder suicide.
Police and EMS responded to a home along Tulane Drive around 9:30 a.m. after a caregiver found an elderly man and woman suffering from gunshot wounds. One person was transported from the scene by EMS, and the coroner showed up a short time later.
The coroner confirmed Millard Ray West, 74, was killed and his wife suffered a gunshot wound to the face.
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“She was pretty shook up,” said the Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn. “We made sure someone drove her other than driving herself. I didn’t get to talk with her simply because I wanted her to leave and get home and calm down. Obviously she was pretty distraught.”
Police have not released any additional information, but neighbors say an elderly couple suffering from health problems live in the home. They say the woman was battling cancer and the man recently had a hip replacement. Neighbors say they often saw the man outside crying because he couldn’t care for his wife.
