Thursday night it was reported that two people were injured in a shooting incident in Lexington, and the incident actually took place at early hours of Friday morning. The incident, which took place early Monday at around 00:30, has ensured a bold police hunt for the main suspect who is still on the loose.

According to the Lexington Police Department, officers responded to multiple reports of gunshots in the vicinity of North Broadway and West Short Street around 12:15 AM. On arrival, there were two victims who had been shot,” It said. The identities of the two people have not been released either; both were rushed to a local hospital to be treated. Currently, one man is listed in critical condition, while the other man’s injuries are said to be stable.

Some of the people that spoke to the scene actually are the people from the neighboring bars and restaurant who ran helter skelter in search of their lives as the shooting sessions went on. A man who decided to stay unnamed said, “It felt like a motion picture.” We were partying until the next thing you knew everyone was running and screaming.

The zone was thought to have had active nightlife and was immediately surrounded by police after they started their probe. The Lexington Police Department, through Detective Sarah Johnson, said, ‘We are investigations which include security camera footage of nearby stores, and speaking to witness of any incident leading to the shooting.’

With investigation going on, nearby firms are handing over any CCTV footage they might have in order to apprehend the suspect. The police have encouraged anyone who has any information concerning the event to report and offered a free rein to the community to help in solving this crime.

This last violence act has thrown Lexington people into debating the safety of the downtown region once more. Authorities led by the Mayor Linda Gorton have planned an emergency meeting in order to consider measures which might help strengthen security in the area after the tragedy happened.

Citizens have particularly complained of what appears to be a ramped up violence in the community within the last few months. Sarah Thompson con originally from Lexington made her feelings known fearing for her safety noting grimly, “This used to be such a safe city.” But in the present time, there appears to open every newspaper and every magazine and on the internet, one finds stories of shooting and other violent crimes are being reported with increasing frequency. Something needs to be done.”

As a result of these issues, LPD has said it will tighten its patrols especially in the downtown at night. Superintendent of Police Michael Johnson said, “I want to assure the general public that we are working round the clock to ensure that everyone is protected in this city and any visitor to this country.” When it comes to these more current shooting incidents, this is one of the measures that we are taking.

It becomes the concern of local nonprofits to come through for the community as this shooting has greatly affected the community. In the case of the recent violence that erupted in Lexington the Lexington Crisis Response Team has established a temporary crisis center close the area of the shooting to assist the victims in with their emotional needs.

More also the shooting has made people in Kentucky to having more discussions about gun violence. State legislators are in essence receiving pressure to pass more sensitive gun control policies which are always a thorny issue in the Commonwealth.

As the investigation goes on, people of Lexington have no other but to wonder how safe their city is going to be. Some people have high expectations that this particular occurrence will provoke enhanced security systems and better community participation in fighting crimes.

The police department of Lexington has created a special line for this case and invite anyone with information, even insignificant, to report. As noted by Detective Johnson I think that having as much information as possible it is always better. ‘The involvement of the community is significant in eradicating the crime and apprehending the culprit,’ the work had said.

When the sun rose over Lexington, the city stood at a fork in the road: how to foster a bustling urban centre and how to build for security? As is always the case in the subsequent days and coming weeks the BPD officials, City Council members and other top administrators and civil leaders will still have rigorous debates on how to tackle these issues and prevent Lexington from being a hostile city for minorities and anyone else.