By Breitbart News Network | Created at 2026-08-16 14:57:46 | Updated at 2026-08-16 15:16:16
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Four people were wounded and one killed after gunfire erupted at a concert in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday night.
The Lexington Herald Leader reported that the incident occurred around 6:45 p.m. at Charles Young Park, about a mile and a half from where Gov. Andy Beshear (D) was speaking at a dinner.
The identity of the deceased individual has not been released nor has any information on the number of people who were shooting.
The four wounded people are not believed to have life-threatening injuries.
“Weathers said a 4-year-old, a 14-year-old and two adults were shot and taken to a hospital,” according to the report. “Weathers didn’t confirm what event the park was hosting Saturday, but tents were still set up alongside the park as officers investigated.”
The New York Post noted that Beshear told dinner attendees the shooting had occurred, saying, “Before I continue, I do need to let y’all know we do have some tough news tonight, about a mile and a half from here, we’ve had a shooting actually since we started this dinner. We have five people that I think received injuries and probably have one deceased.”
He then pushed for the election of Democrats as a way to stop mass shootings.
“To stop mass shootings, we have got to elect Democrats that will actually do something about it,” Beshear said.
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