KENTUCKY, USA — Kentucky State Police are searching for a person of interest who is connected to a fatal shooting in Franklin County.
Police were called to Flat Creek Road around 10 p.m. Saturday after reports of two men, identified as 36-year-old Justin Girtley and 60-year-old Steven Girtley, were involved in some type of altercation.
When troopers arrived, they found Justin with a gunshot wound. He was later pronounced dead.
Police said Steven had left the home, fleeing into a wooded area before troopers arrived.
KSP said their troopers are still searching the area for Steven.
He’s described as a white male, about 6-feet-tall, with blue eyes and a gray beard. Steven was last seen wearing camouflage clothing.
If you have any information that can help police, you are asked to call KSP Post 12 at (502) 227-2221 or Frankfort Dispatch at (502) 875-8582.
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