Herald-Leader Staff Report
Investigators have located a vehicle that was tied to a homicide in Versailles, but are still in search of the murder suspect.
Officer Pat Melton, spokesman for the Versailles Police Department, said the four-door Cadillac was found Wednesday morning on Danielle Lane in Lexington after police received a tip from a resident.
“It’s been recovered. It’s going to be taken to the state crime lab to be processed,” Melton said.
Meanwhile, Melton said police are still searching for the murder suspect: Tyran D. Gerton, 22, of Lexington.
On Tuesday, Versailles investigators began looking into several leads surrounding the Monday night homicide.
A man was shot and killed in Versailles Monday night, police said. He was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died, Versailles police said.
The victim has been identified as Ricardo Velasco-Nanduca, 30.
Police were called to 231 Montgomery Avenue about 8:30 p.m., Sgt. Ron Wyatt said, and found Velasco-Nanduca in the back yard. He did not live at the house, Wyatt said.
If you have any information, call Versailles police, (859) 873-3126.
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