One killed in Jackson County weekend shooting, troopers say

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Published: Sep. 19, 2022 at 5:11 PM EDT|Updated: Sep. 20, 2022 at 5:54 AM EDT
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JACKSON COUNTY, Ky. (WYMT) - Troopers from Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond are investigating a shooting in Jackson County this past weekend that left a man dead.

Troopers responded just before 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 18 to a shooting outside a home in Jackson County.

The initial investigation indicates that 42-year-old Billy R. Isaacs of McKee was shot and killed during an altercation at a home just off KY-3445. Isaacs was pronounced dead at the scene by the Jackson County Coroner.

54-year-old Ricky G. McQueen of McKee was arrested for the shooting, he was charged with murder and taken to the Jackson County Detention Center.