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KSP: Lawrenceburg Teen Dies After ‘Possible Accidental Shooting’

Posted at 1:32 PM, Apr 14, 2019
and last updated 2019-04-14 13:32:27-04

ANDERSON COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Kentucky State Police say a teenager died after being shot Saturday night at a home in Lawrenceburg in what may have been an accident.

Authorities said a Franklin County deputy coroner pronounced 19-year-old Kyle York of Lawrenceburg dead at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.

Officials said Anderson County Sheriff’s deputies were called out about 10:15 p.m. to “a possible accidental shooting” in the 1000 block of Country Estates.

First responders found York suffering life-threatening injuries from an apparent gunshot wound.

KSP said the case remains under investigation.