Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting in Pike County April 13 which left a man dead.
According to a statement from KSP, the agency received a 911 call regarding a shooting. Troopers, the statement said, responded to a residence on Mossy Bottom Lane, where they discovered Bobby McCown had been shot.
The initial investigation, the statement said, indicated McCown and Victoria Ray were involved in an altercation. During the incident, the statement said, Ray discharged a firearm, striking McCown.
McCown, according to the statement, was transported to Pikeville Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
Det. Ryan Hamilton is leading the investigation in the case. He was assisted at the scene by KSP personnel, the Pike County Sheriffâs Office and Lifeguard Ambulance Service.
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Apr 14, 2021 9:03 PM
The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a 911 call on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, regarding a shooting in Pike County.
KSP troopers and investigators responded to a residence on Mossy Bottom Lane where they discovered one man had been shot.
The initial investigation indicated Victoria Ray and Bobby Mccown were involved in an altercation. During the incident, Victoria Ray discharged a firearm, striking Mccown.
Bobby Mccown suffered a gunshot wound and was transported to Pikeville Medical Center where he later was pronounced deceased.
Detective Ryan Hamilton is leading the investigation. He was assisted on scene by KSP personnel, Pike County Sheriff’s Office, and Lifeguard Ambulance Service.
Two Lifeguard Ambulance Service emergency medical technicians began their medical careers in similar fashion.
Michelle Bates and Brittney Evans did not immediately begin studying to become EMTs. Now the two first responders are completing their third semester in Texas State Technical College’s Emergency Medical Services Paramedic program.
Bates, of Fort Worth, earned a college scholarship to play soccer and originally wanted to study clinical psychology.
“It was a couple of years, but I decided I wanted to study emergency medical services,” she said. “I first brought it up to my parents, and they were not sure that was something I should do.”
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