One killed and four wounded, including 2 kids, at outdoor concert in Kentucky

One person was killed and four were wounded, including 2 kids, in a mass shooting at an outdoor concert in Kentucky on Saturday evening.Gunfire erupted in downtown Lexington a little over a mile from where Governor Beshear was delivering a speech at the Kentucky Democratic Party’s Moving Forward Together dinner at the Hyatt Regency, according to FOX56. “Before I continue, I do need to let y’all know we do have some tough news tonight,” Beshear said. “About a mile and a half from here, we’ve had a shooting actually since we started this dinner,” he continued.“We have five people that I think received injuries and probably have one deceased.”Multiple victims, including two adults, a 14-year-old, and a 4-year-old, were shot around 6:45 p.m.in Charles Young Park and were transported to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.An outdoor concert event was taking place when the shooting occurred, according to the Lexington Herald Leader. A Lexington Police Department Spokesperson told the Daily Mail that the investigation was ongoing around 10:00 p.m.

local time.“No further details are available at this time,” the department said.“If you know somebody who might be inclined to use a weapon, please do anything you can do to let us know before something happens.Please let us know,” Chief Weathers said at a press conference.The Charles Young Park shooting follows three others in Michigan, Virginia and Chicago on Saturday. ...

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