Kentucky man charged after shooting in Bell County

BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WATE) — One man has been injured and another man has been charged following a reported shooting at a Bell County, Kentucky residence Sunday night.

The Bell County Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post shared overnight Monday that deputies responded to a residence on Blue Ridge Church Road around 10:05 p.m. for a report of a man being shot. The victim, who had been shot twice, was initially taken by a family member to Middlesboro ARH Hospital. They were later taken by AirEvac and unable to give a statement according to BCSO.

At the scene, Bell County deputies made contact with a 20-year-old suspect identified as Matthew Shelton, of Page.

Shelton told deputies that the victim had left the residence running with his hand behind his back, and Shelton felt he was “going to be hurt, so he discharged his firearm striking the individual,” BCSO’s post states.

Based on the on-scene investigation, deputies arrested Shelton and charged him with assault in the first degree. He was taken to the Bell County Detention Center. The investigation is ongoing.