LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man died, and a woman was wounded after a suspect opened fire outside a Kentucky funeral Saturday afternoon.
According to officials with the Lexington Police Department, deputies with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, who were already on site to escort the procession from Unity Worship Center to a graveyard, requested backup after shots were fired at around 2 p.m., WDKY-TV reported.
The shooting occurred during the funeral service or Malcolm Long Jr., another shooting victim, WKYT-TV reported.
The man killed was identified as 35-year-old Joseph Demetrius Richardson by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office, WDKY reported.
The woman, who has not been identified publicly, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in the shooting, WKYT reported.