LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that a 39-year-old London man was arrested Wednesday morning after he allegedly shot his mother and assaulted two others with a pistol at a home south of London.
Officials detailed that Beve Dewayne Begley was charged with one count of attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault, and five counts of first-degree wanton endangerment involving discharge of a fire after the alleged shooting.
Deputies were dispatched by London-Laurel County 911 Communication Center to a complaint that a man had shot a woman and left the scene on foot, but returned a short time later.
According to officials, when the first deputies arrived, they found Begley standing on the front porch near the pistol he had allegedly used in the shooting.
A deputy took Begley into custody as other arriving detectives and deputies secured the scene.
Investigators located the woman, Begley's mother, in the home suffering from a gunshot wound to the arm. Two other people, a family member and a friend, had severe injuries to the head from allegedly being struck with the pistol.
All injured individuals were taken to an area hospital for treatment. The woman with a gunshot wound was later transferred to UK Medical Center unresponsive.
Officials added that a 4-year-old child was asleep in a back bedroom when the weapon was discharged and Social Services was called to assist with the investigation.
The pistol was recovered at the scene. The motive has not been determined, according to officials.
