Kentucky State Police released this photo Saturday morning showing a U-Haul pickup truck believed to be the one driven by three suspects who shot a 78-year-old Hart County man on Friday, July 29, 2022.
(KENTUCKY STATE POLICE)
BY BRENNAN D. CRAIN, WCLU News
MAGNOLIA — State police are investigating a murder in northern Hart County.
Hart County Sheriff’s deputies responded to 10070 Hammonsville Road near Magnolia and located a deceased male in a yard near a home, according to a news release from Kentucky State Police. State officials responded just before 6 p.m.
Detectives identified Robert W. Myers, 78, as the deceased person. He had confronted three white male suspects who were taking items from a residence he owned, state police said. The confrontation ended when Myers was shot multiple times.
The three male suspects were observed leaving the scene in a U-Haul pickup truck. They reportedly fled northbound along Highway 357 in Hart County.
Anyone with information is urged to contact state police Detective Courtney Milam at (270) 782-2010.
