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Justin Lee Jenkins

Case from Lexington, KY dated May 22, 2017

Victim Details

Justin Lee Jenkins

Male

Black / African American

Lexington

KY

2017-05-22

19

Justin

Lee Jenkins

06/24/2026

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In the late afternoon of May 22, 2017, a dispute between two groups of people in a parking lot on South Broadway in Lexington, Kentucky, escalated into a burst of gunfire. When the chaos subsided, 19-year-old Justin Lee Jenkins was found with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to the University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he died at 4:23 p.m. Another 20-year-old man was also wounded in the shooting and was taken to a hospital by a private vehicle.

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  • 19-year-old killed in shooting outside Lexington condominium identified
  • Mother speaks out after son shot and killed in Lexington - WLKY
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