William Thornton, 30, was found with a life‑threatening gunshot wound to the head in the parking lot of the Camelot East strip club on Richmond Road in Lexington in the early morning hours of a Friday in November 2015. Another man at the scene had been shot in the chest; both were taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital. Thornton died on Sunday, November 8, 2015; his death was ruled a homicide and the Lexington Police Department’s Robbery/Homicide Unit opened an investigation.

Authorities have released few details about what led to the shooting, and no suspects have been publicly identified. No arrests have been announced, and the case is described as cold without a public break. For Thornton’s family and friends, the unresolved circumstances of the shooting remain a painful void.

If anyone has information about the early‑November 2015 shooting at Camelot East on Richmond Road, please contact the Lexington Police Department.