Lexington KY shooting leaves 1 dead, police say

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A shooting in Lexington, Ky., left one dead and a suspect was charged with murder after the killing, cops say.

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One man is dead and another in jail following an early-morning shooting on North Limestone in Lexington, according to police.

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Lexington police say they were called to the intersection of West Short Street and North Limestone around 2:50 a.m. Sunday morning, where they found Kevin Vanhuddle Reel, 35, suffering from a gunshot wound.

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Reel was pronounced dead on the scene by Fayette Coroner Gary Ginn, according to Hannah Sloan, a Lexington police spokesperson.

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Investigarors determined that 31-year-old Scott Lawless shot Reel, according to Sloan.

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Lawless was arrested and charged with murder, police said. He was being held at the Fayette County Detention Center Sunday morning.

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Taylor Six is ​​the criminal justice reporter at the Herald-Leader. She was born and raised in Lexington at Lafayette High School. She graduated from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018 with a degree in journalism. She previously worked as a government reporter for the Richmond Register.

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