On the evening of Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 19-year-old Ja’Zarion Robinson was found inside a residence in the 500 block of East Seventh Street in Lexington with a gunshot wound. Lexington Police responded to a report of a shooting at about 8:15 p.m., and Robinson was pronounced dead at the scene. His death was recorded as the city’s 17th homicide of 2025 and the first in nearly two months.

Robinson was remembered by family and community members as respectful and funny, someone who loved music and was working to overcome personal challenges with family support. He was the fifth person under 20 to be killed by homicide in Lexington that year, a detail that drew particular concern from residents and local groups.

Community leaders and organizations, including One Lexington, organized a Neighborhood Engagement Walk and a candlelight vigil to offer resources, support, and a call to end gun violence. Detectives from the personal crimes section were actively investigating, and no suspects or arrests had been announced. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Lexington Police Department or submit anonymous tips through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the East End area see or hear anything that night that might help investigators?