Man Shot during Lexington NCAA Celebrations

Lexington police say they haven't made any arrest in a shooting that wounded a man as thousands of people were celebrating Kentucky's win over Kansas for another NCAA title.    

Lt. Clayton Roberts says the shooting happened shortly after 2 a.m. EDT Tuesday after some people inside a vehicle had words with some people standing on the sidewalk. He says the people in the car got out, and a person on the sidewalk opened fire with a handgun, hitting a man from the vehicle.    

Roberts says the man, who is in his 30s, was taken to University of Kentucky Medical Center with serious injuries that weren't believed to be life-threatening.    

He says the gunman disappeared into the crowd and behind some buildings and police could not locate him.
    
Police have arrested several dozen people after fans filled the streets near the UK campus within minutes of the game's conclusion Monday night. They jumped up and down, screamed, sprayed beer and waved Kentucky flags.

Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts said late Monday that officers were "seeing fires being lit and things of that nature." She added that people had set couches and at least one car on fire.

Roberts said a car crashed into the patio area at a bar and grill where some people were dining, but the metal and brick wall kept the vehicle from getting onto the patio. She didn't have information about injuries.

Police also had handed out numerous citations, many for alcohol-related offenses.