Lexington Family Seeks Answers in 2021 Unsolved Murder Case

Bluegrass Crime Stoppers names Lowell Washington's murder as Crime of the Week nearly 5 years later.

Published on Feb. 25, 2026

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Lexington Police are seeking information in the nearly five-year-old murder of Lowell Washington, whose case was named Bluegrass Crime Stoppers' Crime of the Week. Washington was shot and killed on Dalton Court on April 7, 2021, and two other people were also hurt in the shooting. No arrests have been made, and his aunt, Andre Maxberry, says the family was unaware the case had been named Crime of the Week.

Why it matters

This case highlights the ongoing struggle for justice and closure that families face when a loved one is the victim of an unsolved murder. The Lexington community has seen a troubling pattern of gun violence, with three of Maxberry's relatives killed in separate incidents since 2020, all of which remain unsolved.

The details

According to police, Washington was shot and killed on Dalton Court on April 7, 2021, and two other people were also hurt in the shooting. No arrests have been made in the case. Maxberry says that since 2020, her nephew Washington and two of her grandsons, Marquis Tompkins Jr. and Mykel Waide, have all been shot and killed in Lexington, and all three cases remain unsolved.

  • Lowell Washington was shot and killed on April 7, 2021.
  • Bluegrass Crime Stoppers named Washington's case the Crime of the Week in 2026, nearly 5 years after the murder.

The players

Lowell Washington

The victim of the unsolved 2021 murder in Lexington, Kentucky.

Andre Maxberry

The aunt of Lowell Washington, who has lost three relatives to unsolved gun violence in Lexington since 2020.

Marquis Tompkins Jr.

One of Maxberry's grandsons who was shot and killed in Lexington, with his case remaining unsolved.

Mykel Waide

Another of Maxberry's grandsons who was shot and killed in Lexington, with his case also remaining unsolved.

Lexington Police

The law enforcement agency investigating the unsolved murders of Lowell Washington and Maxberry's other relatives.

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What they’re saying

“Someone needs to be held accountable for the things that they do out here. I won't stop fighting. I will not until we get some type of justice.”

— Andre Maxberry, Aunt of Lowell Washington (WKYT)

“Now this, you know, bringing this case back to everyone's attention makes them realize maybe that piece of information, maybe law enforcement doesn't know that. And so this gets them, you know, thinking about it again and willing to come forward.”

— Detective Kristyn Klingshirn, Lexington Police (WKYT)

What’s next

Lexington Police detectives have been in contact with Maxberry this year and are encouraging anyone with information on the deaths of Lowell Anthony Washington, Marquis Tompkins Jr., or Mykel Waide to come forward by contacting the department or submitting an anonymous tip to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers.

The takeaway

This case highlights the ongoing trauma and frustration that families face when a loved one is the victim of an unsolved murder, especially when there appears to be a troubling pattern of gun violence in the community. The Lexington Police Department's efforts to renew public attention on this case through Bluegrass Crime Stoppers underscores the critical need for witnesses and informants to come forward and help provide the answers and justice that grieving families desperately seek.