Incident

Primary tabs

8-13-2019 Kentucky Ashland 1-1

Location

August 13, 2019

Incident Address

Ashland, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: James L. Reed
Age: 47
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Lawrence McCoy
Age: 30
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Killed

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
Defensive Use
Defensive Use - Crime occurs, victim shoots subject/suspect/perpetrator
Defensive Use - Good Samaritan/Third Party
Domestic Violence

Notes

man shot related to domestic incident, later died; jury found not guilty, felt shooter acted in defense of another man

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.wowktv.com/news/ironton-man-arrested-for-the-murder-of-an-ashland-man/

URL: https://www.wsaz.com/content/news/Man-murdered-suspect-arrested-541519551.html

URL: https://wchstv.com/news/local/ashland-police-arrest-ironton-man-accused-of-murder

URL: https://www.wymt.com/2021/06/05/jury-finds-man-not-guilty-deadly-shooting/

District

Congressional District: 4
State Senate District: 18
State House District: 100