Lexington park shooting: teen charged after deadly mass crime

An 18-year-old, Jametrius Griffin, was charged with murder and multiple assault counts after a mass shooting at Charles Young Park in Lexington, Kentucky, that killed 16-year-old Di’Zhon Robertson and wounded four others during the East End Day celebration; Griffin also faces a tampering with evidence charge. The incident was part of nine mass shootings nationwide over the weekend, contributing to a 2026 total of 305 mass shootings and thousands of gun-violence deaths tracked by the Gun Violence Archive, fueling ongoing calls for federal gun-control action.