Woman shot near downtown Lexington smoke shop, police say

LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A woman has been taken to the hospital after reportedly being shot early Friday morning in downtown Lexington.

According to the Lexington Police Department, officers had been dispatched just before 5 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, to the area of the VIP Smoke Shop near the intersection of South Limestone and East High Street in response to reports of a shooting.

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Department officials said officers found a victim at the scene who’d been shot. She was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

LPD officers said no suspect information was currently available, and the investigation is ongoing…

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