LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A North Carolina man hospitalized after an officer‑involved shooting in Lexington has died, officials said Thursday evening.
According to a news release, Lexington police received a license plate reader alert at 2:29 p.m. on Feb. 3 for a vehicle associated with 40‑year‑old Brooks Plemmons, who was wanted on outstanding felony warrants from Forsyth County, North Carolina.
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The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office confirmed Plemmons was wanted on charges including first‑degree kidnapping, assault by strangulation, and discharging a weapon into occupied property, among others.
Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop at Alumni Drive and Yellowstone Parkway, but three officers fired several shots at Plemmons, striking him, police said…