In the early hours of April 30, 2024, a Lexington neighborhood was rocked by a fatal shooting. A patrol officer found a vehicle stopped at the intersection of Shropshire Avenue and East Third Street near Charles Young Park and Center; inside was 37-year-old Devin Chenault, a Black male, who had been shot and was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:18 a.m. The investigation was initially a death inquiry but was reclassified as a homicide as more information came in.

Police determined the shooting did not occur where Chenault was found. Investigators say the events unfolded at a residence on the 1800 block of Liberty Road, where 36-year-old Jerrico Roberts entered the home and a struggle for a firearm between Roberts and Chenault occurred. A woman present was struck in the face and later drove Chenault from the scene, leaving his truck at the intersection where officers discovered it. Roberts was located and arrested later that day on charges including murder, second-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon; investigators reported he was seen disposing of a bag of clothing in a fast-food restaurant dumpster, and he was also taken on outstanding warrants.

Are there witnesses or nearby residents who saw activity around Liberty Road or the Shropshire and East Third intersection that morning?