Tuesday, May 04, 2010
Shooting In Letcher County
KENTUCKY...
KSP in Hazard and the Letcher County Sheriff's Office responded after receiving a call Monday of a subject shot beside the roadway in the Smoot Creek area of Letcher County. They located the victim Barney Stanger who was suffering from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Stanger was transported to the Whitesburg ARH and later flown to Holston Valley in Tennessee where he was listed in stable condition. David Wayne Morris from Midland Drive in Letcher County was located at his residence, along with the weapon used, and he was taken into custody without incident. Morris was charged with first-degree assault and lodged in the Letcher County Jail. The case is being investigated by Trooper Cornett.
KSP in Hazard and the Letcher County Sheriff's Office responded after receiving a call Monday of a subject shot beside the roadway in the Smoot Creek area of Letcher County. They located the victim Barney Stanger who was suffering from two gunshot wounds to the abdomen. Stanger was transported to the Whitesburg ARH and later flown to Holston Valley in Tennessee where he was listed in stable condition. David Wayne Morris from Midland Drive in Letcher County was located at his residence, along with the weapon used, and he was taken into custody without incident. Morris was charged with first-degree assault and lodged in the Letcher County Jail. The case is being investigated by Trooper Cornett.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 2:14 PM 
