UPDATE: Aug. 21 at 10:50 a.m.
Kentucky State Police reports that a man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death of 40-year-old James D. Carmack, who was fatally shot back in May 2025 in Jackson County.
According to KSP, after an investigation, 24-year-old James S. Bergman was taken into custody and booked in the Three Forks Detention Center and charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence, and abuse of a corpse.
KSP says the investigation remains ongoing.
Original Story:
Kentucky State Police is investigating a reported murder after authorities found a man with a fatal gunshot wound in a home on Richmond Road in McKee Sunday.
According to officials, at around 3 p.m. on Sunday the Jackson County Sheriff's Office requested the assistance of KSP Richmond post on an investigation regarding a dead man.
A preliminary investigation found that a man, identified by KSP as 40-year-old James D. Carmack from Irvine, Ky., sustained a fatal gunshot wound by an unknown person who reportedly fled the scene.
An autopsy is pending, officials reported.
KSP asked the community to contact Post 7 at 859-623-2404 if you have any information or leads regarding the death of Carmack. Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling 1-800-222-555 or by using the KSP app.