Coroner: 17-year-old shot and killed in early morning Lexington shooting

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - UPDATE: The Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim as 17-year-old Micheal Proctor.

We’ve learned Proctor was a Frederick Douglass football player.

Police are looking through area cameras to find the shooter.

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A man is seriously injured after a shooting in Lexington.

Crews responded to a report of shots fired on McClain Drive near North Broadway in downtown Lexington around 5:25 a.m. Friday.

Officers with the Lexington Police Department found one man shot at the scene. He was taken to the hospital with what police described as life-threatening injuries, but his condition is not yet known.

Lt. Chris Van Brackle with the Lexington Police Department says detective canvased this area and spoke with neighbors, but said that any information from the public could be helpful.

“We always need help from the public and there’s so many ways people can give us tips,” said Lt. Van Brackle. “They can call the police department, they can anonymously call Crime Stoppers, we have the tip line. So, anyone that has any information about this or any other crime, we need that information.”

Police had the intersection of McClain Drive and North Broadway Park closed off for more than three hours Friday morning while they documented the crime scene.

There is no information on a possible suspect at this time.

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