Incident
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8-26-2015 Kentucky Pineville 1-0
Location
August 26, 2015
Bell County CourthousePineville, Kentucky
Participants
- Type: Victim
- Name: Erik Barnette
- Age: 25
- Age Group: Adult 18+
- Gender: Male
- Status: Killed
Incident Characteristics
- Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)
- Suicide^
- Officer Involved Incident
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator killed
- Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator suicide at standoff
Notes
man in court for hearing who was taken back into custody wrestled bailiff's gun from him in elevator then shot himself
Guns Involved
1 gun involved.
- Type: Unknown
Sources
District
Congressional District: 5State Senate District: 30
State House District: 87