UPDATE (9:43 p.m. on Friday, May 12): Kentucky State Police have released the name of a man who was killed Friday morning as the result of a shooting.
William Working, 34, of Phelps, was pronounced dead at the scene in the community of Phelps.
As a result of the investigation, a man named Sterlin Justice Jr. was taken into custody and charged with murder.
The incident happened at a home along State Highway 194 East.
No information about a motive is being released at this time.
PHELPS, KY (WOWK) — A shooting believed to be between cousins in Phelps, Kentucky, left one man dead and another arrested, according to the Kentucky State Police.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Michael Coleman told 13 News this happened around 8 a.m. in the 3500 block of KY-194 in the community of Jamboree in Phelps.
Coleman said one man died and another was arrested around three hours later on Pecks Branch Road.
According to a uniform citation and the Pike County Detention Center, 19-year-old Sterlin Justice, of Stopover, was arrested and charged with murder because of a shooting in the Jamboree community of Phelps, Kentucky.
Pike County School District Superintendent Dr. Reed Adkins said Phelps High School was on lockdown from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. because of the shooting and the suspect. Coleman said a nursing home was also put on a precautionary lockdown.
This is a developing story. We will continue to update you as more information becomes available.