LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) – Lexington police arrested two young men Tuesday in connection to a deadly shooting Friday.

Police said Justin Cooke, 43 died after being shot at a Marathon Gas Station on North Martin Luther King Boulevard and a passenger inside the car was hurt.

Police have charged Marquan King, 19, with murder, second-degree assault, and felony possession of a handgun. Also, Lamont Clayborne, 21, has been charged with evidence tampering.

2 arrested in connection to deadly Lexington Marathon shooting

The sudden and violent death has left his family in disbelief.

Justin Cooke’s ex-girlfriend said she can’t believe the father of her children is gone.

“Somebody has to answer to Treasure about Justin, about that and I hope that someone gives my baby the opportunity to look this guy in his face,” Arione White said.

White said Cooke’s family wants to know why he was ambushed at the gas station.

“He just made bad decisions, and ultimately, it cost him his life. But he was a good person, and he didn’t deserve and deserve it,” White said.

White said Cooke built his life around his four children and now she must raise them on her own.

“When I think of him loving his kids like really that that was the only thing that he strived, that’s what he fought for. That’s what he breathed for with his kids,” Cooke said.

The two men have been lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center.

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Two men were arrested Tuesday in connection to a North Martin Luther King Boulevard.

Two people have been arrested in connection to the March 17, 2023 homicide and shooting that killed 43-year-old Justin Cooke.

Lexington police said Marquan King, 19, was arrested and charged with murder, second-degree assault, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon. Lamont Clayborne, 21, was arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence.

Both were lodged in the Fayette County Detention Center.