Marquis Tompkins Jr.

In the early part of February 2023, the city of Lexington, Kentucky, recorded its first homicide of the year. A 24-year-old male, Marquis Tompkins Jr., was found deceased in a car on the 500 block of Toner Street, having sustained a fatal gunshot wound. His death, which occurred on February 6, 2023, sent ripples of grief through his family, who had already been impacted by gun violence with the unsolved murder of his brother in 2020. His grandmother described him as an intellectual and caring pe ...

Coroner identifies Toner Street homicide victim

Grandmother identifies Lexington's first homicide victim of 2023