A Lexington man was killed in the early morning hours of a May Saturday in 2021. Police were called to Hillcrest Avenue just before 3 a.m. for a reported shooting and found 28-year-old Demonte Washington with a fatal gunshot wound. The Fayette County coroner pronounced him dead at the scene at 3:33 a.m. His death was recorded as the 17th homicide in Fayette County that year.

At the time, investigators described the shooting as an isolated incident and did not immediately have information about a suspect. The case unfolded amid a weekend in the city that also saw a string of unrelated shootings that left two women injured. If anyone has information about what happened to Demonte Washington on Hillcrest Avenue that night, please come forward.