Shooting Suspect Search Update: Lexington Police Department

SUSPECT SEARCH UPDATE: During this ongoing investigation, detectives were able to identify the person responsible for the shooting of a 19-year-old woman at Finch Park last Saturday evening.

This person was taken into custody today and is identified as 19-year-old Kazmair Taft of Lexington. Taft has been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, discharging a firearm in the city, and possession of a firearm in a city park.

Taft has been held in the Davidson County Jail on a $15,000 secured bond and is scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on 4/23. Evidence still leads detectives to believe that the victim was not targeted. However, to hold the individual accountable, LPD detectives worked hard to identify the person responsible for the firearm being discharged, and someone being shot in a city park.