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Police arrest man in connection to Cheapside Street shooting

Adrian Black Jr mugshot
Posted at 6:46 AM, Oct 02, 2022
and last updated 2022-10-03 06:32:32-04

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man was arrested and now faces multiple charges for a shooting that happened downtown early Sunday morning.

Lexington police say the shooting happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday on Cheapside Street next to the Fifth Third Pavilion.

When officers arrived, they found a man who had been shot.

According to police, two men were fighting in that area.

One of the men in the dispute pulled out a gun and shot the other, police say.

The man who was shot was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life threatening injuries.

Police arrested the shooting suspect at the scene, identified as 28-year-old Adrian Black Jr.

Black was charged with 1st degree Assault and 1st degree Wanton Endangerment.

He is being held in the Fayette County Detention Center.