Arrest made in connection with April homicide
LEXINGTON, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – An arrest has been made in connection with the shooting death of Dennis Ruiz-Trujillo Jr., 18, which happened on April 4th.
Wilmer Romero, 18, has been apprehended and is currently behind bars at the Fayette County Detention Center on multiple charges, including murder, contempt of court, tampering with a prison monitoring device, trafficking a controlled substance, and trafficking marijuana.
The Lexington Police Department started the investigation following the incident on Carlisle Avenue on April 4, where officers responded to reports of shots fired. When they arrived, they say they found a male victim with a gunshot wound. The victim, later identified as Dennis Ruiz-Trujillo Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fayette County Coroner’s Office.
Detectives from the Personal Crimes Section are asking anyone with information about this case to call Lexington Police at (859) 258-3600. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020, online at www.bluegrasscrimestoppers.com, or through the P3 Tips app at www.p3tips.com.
