In the early morning hours of March 18, 2018, 28-year-old Sheddrick Dixon was shot and later died after being brought to St. Joseph East Hospital. The shooting occurred around 5:15 a.m. near Trent Boulevard and Trent Circle in Lexington, where officers were called for reports of gunfire that struck a residence and several vehicles. Dixon arrived at the hospital with a gunshot wound and was pronounced dead at 6:06 a.m.

Investigators determined Dixon’s death to be a homicide and believe he was likely intentionally targeted. Evidence at the scene included numerous 9mm and .40-caliber shell casings, and an autopsy recovered a specific type of 9mm bullet from Dixon’s body. Police say the shooting appeared to involve a shootout and that Dixon and another man exchanged gunfire.

On April 5, 2018, police arrested 24-year-old Steven L. Young and charged him with murder in connection with Dixon’s death. Detectives reported telephone contact between Dixon and Young before the shooting, eyewitness identification of Young at the scene, and that the ammunition matching the fatal bullet had been purchased by Young earlier that month. Young was held without bond and the case was sent to a grand jury for consideration.

If anyone has information about Dixon, the shooting, or witnessed activity around Trent Boulevard and Trent Circle that morning, please come forward.