The Lexington Police Department is investigating a homicide after a man was found shot to death on Darien Drive Tuesday afternoon. According to police, officers were dispatched around 1:25 p.m. to a home in the 1800 block of Darien Drive for a report of an unresponsive person.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington police have launched a homicide investigation. Police say officers were dispatched to a home on the 1800 block of Darien Drive, which runs between Alexandria Drive and Lane Allen Road, for an unresponsive individual around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday.

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