18 Year Old Accused of Shooting 3 Pleads Not Guilty

By: AP

Posted: Wed 6:12 AM, May 09, 2012

LEXINGTON, KY. (AP) -- An 18-year-old accused of shooting three people in Lexington says he's innocent.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that Edgar Vieyra of Georgetown entered a not guilty plea in Fayette District Court on Tuesday.

Vieyra is charged with three counts of first-degree assault and one count each of second-degree assault, first-degree burglary and violating a domestic violence order against him.

According to court documents, Vieyra used a rifle or shotgun to injure four people at a residence on Monday. He reportedly used the weapon to strike the fourth victim.

One of the people shot was a woman who had a domestic violence order against Vieyra.

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18 Year Old Accused of Shooting 3 Pleads Not Guilty

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