Authorities release name of Lexington assault victim

LEXINGTON - Authorities have released the name of a man who was fatally attacked in Lexington.

The Lexington Police Department identified the man as 22-year-old Hussein Nuri.

Police were called to a downtown Lexington bar around 1:30 am Saturday for a report of a man lying unresponsive in the bar's parking lot. Police say the man later identified as Nuri had injuries consistent with an assault. He was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

The man suspected in his slaying has been identified as 23-year Jorge Vasquez-Avila. He remained in Dawson County custody Wednesday.