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Kevin Gates sought by police for questioning in concert shooting

By Aileen Graef
Kevin Gates/Kevin Gates official website

LEXINGTON, Ky., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Police in Lexington are seeking to question rapper Kevin Gates in a shooting at his concert that left at least one person injured.

TMZ, which originally reported the story,called Gates a "key witness" -- a statement the Lexington police called slightly embellished.

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"Anyone ... including Kevin Gates -- we would like to talk to them," Sherelle Roberts, a spokeswoman for Lexington police, told The Times-Picayune. "He's obviously included in that."

A video obtained by TMZ shows the rapper jumping into the crowd to continue performing after people began to flee following the gun shots.

Police are looking to question anyone who witnessed the shooting.

This is the second concert shooting for the rapper in as recent weeks. A man was shot on Jan. 20 at his concert in Memphis after an argument over whether another man touched his girlfriend.

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