Deputies: Pulaski Co. Man Accidentally Shoots And Kills Brother, Takes Own Life
Deputies: Pulaski Co. Man Accidentally Shoots And Kills Brother, Takes Own Life
No foul play is suspected in what the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office called a “horrible family tragedy.”
Deputies: Pulaski Co. Man Accidentally Shoots And Kills Brother, Takes Own Life
Kody Thacker, 19, took his own life after accidentally shooting and killing his brother, Kyle, 24, with a shotgun, investigators said.
Deputies received a 911 call about two people who were shot at a home on Slate Branch Spur in the Slate Branch community before 10 Saturday morning.
Posted: Feb 23, 2013 10:58 PM
Updated: Feb 23, 2013 11:43 PMThe two brothers and a third friend had spent the night at the house, deputies said.
Investigators believe Kyle was asleep on a living room recliner when Kody, who was on a nearby couch, picked up a 12-gauge shotgun which accidentally discharged and struck his older brother in the head. Kody became distraught and turned the gun on himself after realizing what had happened, deputies said.
A roommate of Kyle’s, Nathan Hoskins, told LEX 18 Kyle had just moved into their Lexington townhouse last week and that he went back to Pulaski County this weekend to bring back more belongings.
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