By Ashlee Clark
aclark@herald-leader.com
A Lexington man died Wednesday after he was shot outside an apartment complex on Sixth Street, police said.
Charles Irvin Holder, 31, of Lexington, died at University of Kentucky Hospital after the shooting about 7 a.m. at Coolivan Apartments at 551 West Sixth Street, according to the Fayette County coroner’s office.
Holder was one of four people in a car that pulled into the apartment complex’s parking lot Wednesday morning, Lexington police Sgt. Paul Williams said.
Charles Irvin Holder
Officers found Holder lying in the breezeway of an apartment.
Holder’s criminal record included burglary, assault, felony theft, driving under the influence, bail jumping and leading police on high-speed chases. He did stints in various county jails and state prison. Court records identify him as a brick mason.
Lexington police, who have not made any arrest in the case, ask that anyone with information call (859) 258-3700 or Crime Stoppers at (859) 253-2020.
Herald-Leader staff writer John Cheves contributed information to this story.
At least it wasn’t the apartments in from of Glenn Eagles this time.
its sad when someone is killed and the only response is at least it wasnt the apartments of glenn eagles.
HEY LOOK THIS TYPE OF THING IS HAPPENING IN JUST ABOUT EVERY COMMUNITY IN THIS CITY, IT’S NOT JUST A BLACK THING.
YEA U HEAR ABOUT IT MORE WHEN IT IS IN A PART OF TOWN WERE THEIR IS A LOT OF BLACKS , BUT IT HAPPENS WERE WHITES LIVE ALSO U JUST DON’T HEAR IT AS MUCH.
BUT WHAT WE NEED 2 DO IS PRAY 4 PEACE AND STOP TRYING 2 PUT DOWN LOW INCOME PEOPLE.
LOW INCOME PEOPLE R HUMAN JUST LIKE THE RICH , I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS YOUNG MAN DIDN’T EVEN LIVE IN THESE APARTMENTS AND THE FIRST THING U HEAR IS A DRUG DEAL GONE BAD.
WELL SO WHAT IF IT WAS THIS YOUNG MAN HAD A SOUL AND HE WAS SOMEONES SON , FATHER , BROTHER , UNCLE , MAYBE A HUSBAND AND SOMEONES FRIEND.
SO INSTEAD OF THINKING THAT U KNOW WHAT HAPPEN AND U REALLY DON’T PLEASE TRY NOT 2 COMMENT AND B NEGATIVE PLEASE.
PLEASE WHEN U GO 2 BED TONIGHT PRAY 4 THIS YOUNG MANS SOUL AND HIS FAMILY.
AND PLEASE PRAY 4 OUR COUNTRY AND THE CITY OF LEXINGTON AS A WHOLE BECAUSE THIS WORLD IS COMING 2 A END.
PEACE , BLESSINGS AND 1 LOVE 2 ALL , STAY UP AND B SAFE.
Why aren’t there more security or police patroling this area.Oh i forgot we have to waste money rebuilding downtown.
It happened while kids were at the bus stop. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE, LEXINGTON??? One of the kids getting shot there?
What a waste of land.
Ed as far as you go…this type of thing could happen to anyone anywhere so dont be heartless! Charlie was a good person if you knew him as far as Lynns comment thank you and god bless. My prayers are with you Charlie may you rest in peace bro…God Bless your family
I agree with you Lynn-but the worlds not comming 2 an end-but the people of the world are comming to an end———-PEACE-N-VOTE NOV 4TH-aight-
Most of you are ridiculous!
Greeneyes- More security or more police? How about you do some research before you open your mouth. Do you honestly believe that 25 or 50 more police in Lexington could have prevented this? Police are a deterent to crime, they can’t watch everyone.
Emily- It happened at the bus stop? Who cares! You think that’s the worst thing that’s happening. Hopefully the kids will have seen it and won’t grow up to the thugs (Or wannabe thugs) just like their mommy’s and daddy’s.
What exactly is your proposal to fix this? I’d love to hear your wonderful solution.
Ed- I’m glad you posted that, I’m glad it wasn’t near my house either. Of course I’d probably care enough to REMEMBER THE WHOLE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER!! Wow… what a great witness.
Marquis- It’s sad that 4 people went somewhere and none of them carried a gun. Back anyone into a corner and they’ll come out fighting. This time they took someone down before they could scurry away like a rat.
And… Last but not least. LYNN -
You need to keep praying for peace… that’ll work. But at the same time when you continue to say “So what if he was dealing drugs, he was a good person” If he was dealing drugs… He wasn’t a good person and this time what went around… came back around. If your going to spend this much time on the internet maybe you should try… ohhh the classified section for a job? Or maybe try an online college to fix your grammar.
All I have to say is when people act like thugs and gangsters they will eventually die. It’s a choice they made and it’s not sad. It’s a reality and it sucks for their family. Play gangster and you’ll end up in prison, end up dead, or end up rich… and then dead later when someone wants what you have bad enough to take it from you.
Police yourselves and your own community.
I went to high school with this guy. Knowing how he was then and his continued devotion to crime (as reported above), it is no shock to me that he was killed. Nor do I think this was just a random act of violence. I know you are not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but let’s just say the world is a better place as of Wednesday morning.
THIS IS FOR J HAVE A HEART BEVIS AND BUTT HEAD.
LYNN HAS A POINT KNOW ONE KNOWS WHAT REALLY HAPPEN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT THE PEOPLE THAT WAS IN THAT CAR.
IF YOU WASN’T IN THE CAR THEN DON’T SPEAK ON IT.
J YOU CAN JUDGE NO MAN , YOU AREN’T GOD !!!!!! AND YOU HAVE NO HEAVEN OR HELL TO PUT SOMEONE IN.
SHE DIDN’T SAY IT WAS A DRUG DEAL GONE BAD.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD TAKE OUT SOME OF YOUR TIME TO PRAY AND ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU FOR BEING SO HEARTLESS.
I HOPE THAT YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL NEVER HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANYTHING LIKE THIS YOUNG MANS FAMILY.
I WILL KEEP YOU IN PRAYER AS I DO THIS YOUNG MANS FAMILY.
REGARDLESS OF THIS YOUNG MANS BACK GROUND , HE WAS STILL SOMEONES SON , FATHER , BROTHER , AND FRIEND.
SO J PLEASE HAVE A HEART AND THE NEXT TIME BEFORE YOU SPEAK PLEASE THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WONT TO SAY.
LYNN: PLEASE KEEP YOUR HEAD UP AND GOD BLESS YOU FOR TRYING , MAYBE WE NEED MORE PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD LIKE YOU AND UNLIKE J.
kelly, picture yourself at your home one morning enjoying your breakfast with your family and there is a knock at your door. you are expecting no one so you wonder who could this be. you open the door to find a lexington police office and a detective. you immediately know something is not right but you still are not sure. you invite them in and offer a cup of coffee or something to drink. they reply with a thank you but decline. they have some bad news. they inform that moments earlier your son was murdered and they need you to make confirmation on the body. you are sure it isn’t your son as he went to work just a while earlier. again they tell you they beleive it to be him. now, knowing this didn’t happen to you but did happen to another family do you think thier world is a better place as of wednesday morning?
I agree with J. This world will be a better place without this so called “gangstas” How stupid could you be if you walk around trying to act all hard? seriously. I feel bad for his family but if he is going to act stupid then….things happen.
Regardless of the negativity that people love to write, I knew Charlie personally in highschool & he was a sweet, sweet guy. Yeah, he had family problems & was involved in the wrong crowd/etc.., but was a good person deep-down. Haven’t talked to him in years, but I still feel grief & my heart goes out to his family. I pray that he went peacefully.
To all of you who didn’t know him, don’t leave comments because it could’ve been your son, brother, nephew, uncle or grandchild. Have a little symphothy here…
All my thoughts & prayers to his family & friends,
Lori
He chose his life, and it eventually killed him. He wasn’t perfect, But the loss of a life is tragic, no matter how it happened. This young man, i’m sure, struggled with the decisions he made, but chose to live the life that he knew. We’re not perfect, we’re not here to judge others. Show some respect for the dead, regardless of his lifestyle, and the family that was left behind to pick up the pieces and to move on with theirs.
Does anyone know when the funeral/visitation is?
It is not listed in the obituaries section…
Hey Lynn and Jerry,…GO TO HELL!
I have known Charlie Holder for 20 years or more, and even though he had dark areas in his life he was someone’s son, someone’s brother, and someone’s best friend. Charlie didn’t always make the right decisions and he took some wrong paths but none of us have any right to judge this man or justify his killing based on past convictions. Charlie was exposed to things in his young life that none of us can dare to image. I think this article was done in poor taste to mention his wrong doings. His mother, sister, and family members won’t remember him as a convict but everything he was to them. So before you speak or post remarks about someone you don’t even know remember this. That could easily be an article about you that your loved ones are reading. What would you want them read about you?
Yes, Charlie WAS someone’s son. In fact, I know his Mother. She does not deserve any of these backseat warrior opinions. Who do you think might be reading this stuff? Certainly not Charlie. Tuck yourselves in tonight and sleep well….and possibly re-evaluate your Freedom of Speech tomorrow.
I agree with alot as to where this young man was someone’s family member and I agree who are we to blame.. The dark side of this person isn’t anyones fault but our own. We allow our children to grow into these kinds of people. We allowed ourself to allow the goverment to tell us that we aren’t allow to discipline our children in the sense of pulling them up and giving them a good spanking where the Good Lord provided a spot.. We aren’t God and this young man will be judged when the time come. We don’t have the right to judge him because if we do then we aren’t much better all we can do is pray for this young man and his family. We can pray and be thankful that if this was a drug deal then it wasn’t to our children. Lets be thankful that none of these children were hurt. I don’t agree that it was right for what went down and why this happened. But I do believe everything happens for a purpose and a reason and I want to question as to why but is that my place? NO it isn’t I am not the most religious person on this side of town but I am sure a lot who reads this will judge me for my opinion but I don’t care because it is just MY opinion on how I feel. I feel that if we had done our jobs as these children are growing then we could at least have been able to say Okay we had tried, NOT saying his family hasn’t tried. But a lot of us can care less and we just have these children in order to have grudges against the world for being so bad. But it is only going to get worse before it ever gets better. And if we don’t do something now then it won’t be better. So instead of judging everyone else and blaming others how about taking some blame where it is deserved. So I have this young mans family in my prayers whether he was a good person or a bad person. I believe with the right help this person could have changed for the good. Everyone deserves to have a second change with the correct help for the right people. So instead of laying blame Lets Pray. Lets teach our children the will become the person of her their company is. So if they want to hang with the bad then they will be. But with the good there is that chance…So I pray for this family along with everyones family including my own…..
I cannot believe all the negative things being said. First of all…Kelly, what a horrible thing to say, karma, hopefully will kick your butt. I was seeing Charley when this happened. He was a wonderful man. If you knew him on the level that I knew him you would have never guessed his past. It is horrible that the media is taking this tragic loss and pointing out all the bad things in Charley’s past. I want everyone to know, he was a wonderful loving man with a big heart. He is missed very much. Everyone needs to keep in mind that he has family and friends that are having to deal with the loss. They are in my prayers.
It is with mixed emotions that I have read all the posts here. I have just recently learned of this newest murder at Coolivan as I have been out of state for the past month. As soon as I heard there had been yet another murder in the area I got online to research the story! Why? you might ask? The answer is simple, the father of my three year old grandson and my two year old granddaughter was also shot to death at this location. Craig was a good person with a terrible addiction. He was there less than nine hours after the birth of his daughter, yes, he needed to feed an addiction. He was 23 years old. He had a demon chasing him. He was killed over a $20 drug deal (in which the “drugs” were candle wax) He was shot in the back as he ran down the breezeway! He ran so fast before he was hit that he ran out of the shoes he was wearing! Was it the same breezeway? I don’t know. Was he someone’s son? Yes! Brother? Yes! Fiancee’? Yes! Father? Yes! Did they catch his Killer? Yes! He is now serving 26 Years for murder and tampering with evidence. The person who took Craig’s life was 21 at the time of the murder. Is his life also ruined? Yes! It is so easy to place blame and judge others. How about a little less judgement and a little more tolerance. The second anniversary of Craig’s murder was October 18 just a few days before this latest tragedy. How many more bodies are going to have to end up in those breezeways? God Help Us!
i whent to high school with this guy to he was nothing but a thug.