Five people were shot, one fatally, during summer festivities at a downtown Lexington, Kentucky, park on Saturday evening, according to police.
Among the victims of the Charles Young Park shooting were a 14-year-old and a 4-year-old, along with two adults with non-life- threatening injuries, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said, according to NBC affiliate WLEX.
Police have not identified the victim who died.
Devine Carama, a gun violence prevention advocate in Lexington, released a statement about the incident.
“While trying to keep four young people covered and safe during the shooting, a person eight inches from me was shot tonight,” Carama wrote, according to WLEX.
“I’m limited in what I can say, because there’s a lot of pieces to this incident that are moving and evolving right now but opening fire in a peaceful event, broad daylight, with women and children present is unacceptable!” the community leader added. “What part of the game is this?”
