Kentucky State Police Post 11 has released details about a fatal shooting that took place in Wayne County Tuesday morning.
According to state police, 66-year-old Willard Ray Upchurch was arrested by troopers and charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence.
State Police say a verbal altercation took place between Upchurch and the victim, 75-year-old Samuel R. White of Monticello at a logging yard.
During that altercation, Upchurch allegedly pulled a firearm and shot White.
White was pronounced deceased by the Wayne County Coroner’s Office. Upchurch was lodged in the Wayne County Detention Center.
