Troopers Say All Three Victims Appear to have Gunshot Wounds
Beaver Dam, KY. (May 24, 2021): With the assistance of the Kentucky Medical Examiner and Ohio County Coroner, Kentucky State Police detectives can confirm the identity of the fourth body.
On Thursday, Calvin Leisure III, 38 of Beaver Dam was located in the living quarters of the fire-destroyed building.
The investigation is on-going by Kentucky State Police detectives and Ohio County Coroner’s Office.
Previous News Release below:
Beaver Dam, KY. (May 21, 2021) – Ohio County Coroner Elvis Doolin has confirmed the identities of three of the four victims. With the assistance of Kentucky State Police detectives and the Kentucky Medical Examiners office, authorities can confirm the first three victims suffered gunshot wounds. They are:
KSP investigating a shooting that involved an LPD officer
Officer involved shooting
and last updated 2021-05-01 23:38:37-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â On Saturday night, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers held a brief news conference concerning a shooting that involved an LPD officer.
Earlier Saturday, around 5:30 pm, Chief Weathers says Lexington Police officers were dispatched to a shots fired report in the 600-block of Marshall Lane.
While en route, Weathers says that the dispatch center received calls of someone outside shooting a firearm. An officer arrived and immediately observed gunfire. In response to the subject firing a weapon at the officer, the officer returned gunfire, striking the subject. The officer was not injured. The subject, a 21-year-old Black male sustained a serious injury to his front shoulder, which initially appears to be non-life-threatening at the scene, said Chief Weathers.