Lexington police arrest 14-year-old in connection with fatal Alumni Drive shooting

Morgan Eads
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Lexington police are investigating after an apparent fatal shooting at an Alumni Drive apartment building.

Officers were called to the 2800 block of Alumni Drive at about 3:45 p.m. Sunday for a report of a person who had been shot, Lexington police Lt. Chris Cooper said. They arrived to find that the victim’s injuries were fatal.

The victim was Hayden Nash, a 17-year-old Lexington resident. He was pronounced dead at 4:30 p.m.

Police said Monday that they’d arrested a 14-year-old and charged them with second-degree manslaughter, tampering with evidence and being a minor in possession of a handgun.

A woman was also arrested in connection with the shooting and charged with second-degree unlawful transaction with a minor and tampering with evidence, according to arrest records. She is accused of helping the 14-year-old suspect, her son, hide the gun that was used in the shooting, according to her arrest citation.

Nash was a student at The Learning Center, Fayette County Public Schools’ school for “at-risk students.”

The school district was also mourning the loss of another student on Monday; 8-year-old Sophia Black, who was killed in an ATV accident on Sunday.

“Our Fayette County Public Schools family is grieving the loss of two students in two separate incidents,” FCPS spokeswoman Lisa Deffendall said in a statement. “Our team of grief counselors has been providing support for students, staff and families since we learned of these tragedies on Sunday. Additional counselors were on campus today, and will continue to be a source of care, concern, and comfort while our school communities process the deaths of these wonderful students.”

Anyone with information can call Lexington police at 859-258-3600.

Anonymous tips can be submitted by using a free P3 Tips app available at www.p3tips.com. Information can also be sent anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 859-253-2020 or Bluegrasscrimestoppers.com.

Herald-Leader reporter Jeremy Chisenhall contributed to this report.