MONTEREY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A Louisville man who was shot multiple times in Owen County has died from his injuries, and the suspect "has now been charged with murdering the victim", according to a release from Kentucky State Police.
KSP says troopers and detectives responded to a call around 2:00 a.m. Saturday, near the Monterey community, where they found a man, identified by the Fayette County Coroner as 26-year-old Jamar Douglas, unconscious with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to KSP, Douglas was flown to the University of Kentucky Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the hospital at 1:11 a.m. Sunday.
KSP said 52-year-old Gary Bullion from Ghent, Kentucky, was arrested after the shooting and booked in the Carroll County Detention Center.
His charges are listed on the detention center's website as: murder, first-degree possession of a controlled substance, possession of marijuana, and drug paraphernalia - buy/possess.
An investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
