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Police say one has been arrested in connection with the June shooting in Lexington

Police say one has been arrested in connection with the June shooting in Lexington

LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) – One person has been arrested in connection with a shooting that occurred on Hillcrest Avenue in Lexington in June, according to Lexington Police.

Police say 20-year-old Trent Watkins was arrested in connection with the shooting that left a woman with non-life-threatening injuries on June 28. Watkins was charged with one count of second-degree assault and six counts of first-degree assault and wanton endangerment.

According to a police release, officers responded to a shots fired call in the 300 block of Hillcrest Avenue around 1:30 a.m. When they arrived, they found a female victim with a gunshot wound and she was taken to the hospital.

Watkins was taken to the Fayette County Detention Center.

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