Lanelle Walker, 24, was found fatally shot inside a residence on the 1200 block of Centre Parkway in Lexington on the evening of Thursday, April 6, 2023. Lexington officers responded after a report of a subject down; Walker was located with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fayette County Coroner’s office. The coroner attributed the death to the gunshot wound.

Police opened a death investigation but said they could not immediately determine whether a crime had occurred. No information about suspects or arrests has been released and the investigation remains open. Anyone with information that could clarify the circumstances of Walker’s death is asked to contact authorities.