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Labor Day shooting victim, alleged shooter and park renter all current or former KSU students,
Labor Day shooting victim, alleged shooter and park renter all current or former KSU students, records confirmAt least three people connected to the East Frankfort Park shooting earlier this year were former or current Kentucky State University students, The State Journal has confirmed through open records requests.
The shooting happened on Labor Day during a gathering at the East Frankfort Park shelter. Anthony L. Hendrix Jr., 25, was pronounced dead after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds. Two other victims were shot but did not have life-threatening injuries.
The alleged gunman, Justin L. Cromer, was arrested in Detroit, on Oct. 23, and then extradited. He remains in the Franklin County Regional Jail and is being held on a $1 million bond. Cromer is charged with capital murder, a Class A felony. A Franklin Circuit Court grand jury indicted him on the charge Tuesday. He is scheduled for arraignment at 9 a.m. on Nov. 22.
Diego Lewis rented the shelter at East Frankfort Park on Sept. 2 and put on the permit application that the event was for a gathering of 50-75 people. He also used KSU’s address, 400 E. Main St., on the application.
Read more: https://www.state-journal.com/crime/labor-day-shooting-victim-alleged-shooter-and-park-renter-all/article_0f149086-063d-11ea-8fe9-33e0fb07097d.html
(Frankfort State-Journal)