UPDATE
Richmond police report they arrested Mark Masters tonight after a five-hour-long standoff.
Police were directed to a house on Crooksville Road via a tip. It was not Masters' house.
Police say the standoff ended around 8 p.m. and Masters was arrested without incident.
Richmond police released a statement on Facebook regarding the arrest:
ORIGINAL STORY
Richmond Police Chief Rodney Richardson tells LEX 18 the suspect in a Richmond shooting that left a person injured has not been arrested as of Tuesday evening.
Police are searching for Russell M. Masters (aka Mark Masters), 52, of Richmond. Masters is wanted for attempted murder, fleeing and evading police, and wanton endangerment.
Masters was last seen possessing a firearm and is considered dangerous.
Richmond police were called to McWhorter Court around 3:25 p.m. Monday for reports of a shooting. Police responded to Turpin Drive where they found a victim who was shot in the leg.
Officials tells us the search for Masters extended into the county Monday night when he abandoned his Jeep on Crooksville Road and ran into the woods. According to Richardson, Lexington Police Department assisted in the search with aerial spotlights.
The victim was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
This is a developing story. Stay with LEX 18 as we gather more information.
