Herbie Quintell Booker was 20 when he was shot in Lexington, Kentucky, on April 7, 2021. Police were first called to the 1800 block of Colchester Drive at about 11:16 p.m. after reports of gunfire; witnesses described people in a front yard shooting back and forth. When officers later responded to a single-vehicle crash at Limestone and Virginia Avenue, two wounded men were found inside the vehicle. Both had been shot and had tried to drive themselves to the hospital.

Booker was taken to the University of Kentucky Hospital and was pronounced dead minutes after arrival. A 19-year-old man who was with him survived and was reported in stable condition. Investigators later confirmed the shootings that produced the crash began on Colchester Drive. No arrests have been announced and the Lexington Police Department has not identified suspects.

Anyone who may have information is asked to contact the Lexington Police Department or submit a tip anonymously through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.