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Richard Luscombe

Teenager charged with murder after mass shooting at Kentucky park

police stand around a crime scene
This image taken from video and provided by WTVQ shows officers at the scene of a shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky, on Saturday. Photograph: WTVQ/AP

Authorities in Kentucky charged an 18-year-old man with murder and several counts of assault after a shooting in Lexington park left a teenager dead and four others injured – one of multiple similar cases around the US over the weekend.

Jametrius Griffin was arrested less than 24 hours after Saturday night’s mass shooting at Charles Young Park in the city’s downtown. According to the Lexington police department, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the park at about 7pm and found five people shot, including two adults, a 14-year-old and a four-year-old.

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