Maurice Laverne Vern Elliott, 63, was shot outside a laundromat on the 400 block of Newtown Pike in Lexington, Kentucky just before 2 p.m. on December 26, 2024. Emergency responders rushed him to a nearby hospital with critical injuries, but he died later that day. His death was recorded as the 21st homicide of the year in Fayette County.

The Lexington Police Department opened an immediate investigation and identified a suspect, 54-year-old Shawn Blanks. Bluegrass Crime Stoppers named Blanks most wanted of the week on January 15, 2025, and police located and arrested him on January 28, 2025. He was charged with murder and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon and booked into the Fayette County Detention Center.

Are there witnesses who were near the laundromat that afternoon or anyone with dashcam or surveillance footage that could help clarify what happened?