Man arrested in connection to shooting death of Akeem Lyvers
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and last updated 2021-01-14 21:05:49-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â A man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection to the shooting death of 24-year-old Akeem Lyvers back in November 2020.
The Lexington Police Department announced that Raekwon Burse was apprehended on Thursday in Lexington.
Lexington Police Department
Burse was served warrant for murder in the November shooting death of Lyvers.
Police say that on Friday, Nov. 20 at about 12:45 a.m. near West Main Street and Upper Street, officers were reportedly on another call in the area when they heard several gunshots. When they got to an alley near the 21c Museum Hotel building, they found Lyvers in a back parking lot. Lyvers succumbed to his injuries roughly 30 minutes later.
Lexington police searching for suspect in November homicide
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and last updated 2020-12-18 10:29:52-05
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Police are searching for a man wanted in connection to a fatal shooting last month in Lexington.
Raekwon Burse, 24, is suspected of shooting and killing 24-year-old Akeem Lyvers on Nov. 20 in the area of Short Street and Wrenn Court.
Police said Burse should be considered armed and dangerous.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Lexington Police by calling (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling 859-253-2020, online, or through the P3 tips app available here.