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Council member recounts Windburn-area shooting, urges Windburn extension and youth programming
Summary
Council Member Morton reported a midday shooting in the Windburn neighborhood that left residents and nearby schoolchildren traumatized and reiterated calls for the Windburn extension and expanded youth programming to address root causes of violence.
Council Member Morton told colleagues at the Sept. 18 Lexington Urban County Council meeting that a shooting earlier that day in the Windburn neighborhood left residents and students shaken and reinforced the urgency of transportation and public-safety improvements.
Morton said the shooting produced a wide ripple effect: residents found bullet holes in homes and Windburn Middle School students experienced a lockdown. He said the…
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