Kentucky State Police was looking for three white male suspects heading northbound on KY 357 in a U-Haul after a shooting Friday night in Hart County, according to Kentucky State Police Trooper Daniel Priddy.
KSP received a call shortly before 6 p.m. Friday from the 10,000 block of Hammonsville Road in the Magnolia community, Priddy said.
When they arrived, they found a person dead with multiple gunshot wounds.
A news release said preliminary investigation revealed Robert W. Myers, 78, confronted three white male suspects actively taking items from a residence Myers owned. The confrontation led to Myers sustaining multiple gunshot wounds.
Myers was pronounced dead on the scene by the Hart County Coroner’s Office. Three men were observed leaving the scene in a U-Haul truck traveling north.
The 10,000 block of Hammonsville Road was closed during the investigation.
Kentucky State Police is requesting that anyone with any information or leads concerning the death of Myers to contact Detective Courtney Milam with KSP Post 3 at 270-782-2010.
– Follow regional reporter Sarah Michels on Twitter @sarah_michels13 or visit bgdailynews.com.
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