UPDATE: The Barren County Sheriff’s Office arrested 59-year-old Kevin Abner of Glasgow on 03/17/2024, following a shooting that had occurred on Park City Glasgow Road. Abner told investigators that he went to the residence after he was told that his daughter was there and was possibly being held there against her will. When he arrived, he made contact with 32-year-old Shane Wheat, and Wheat’s brother, 42-year-old Anthony Wheat who were standing in the driveway. At that time, a very brief verbal altercation occurred before Abner produced a shotgun while still inside the car and fired approximately two (2) rounds. Both Shane and Anthony were struck by the shotgun rounds. Abner then left the residence and went down the road where he was located parked just off the roadway and was taken into custody.
A suspect is still at large in the shooting that left two people dead and five injured early Sunday in Northwest, D.C. early Sunday morning. During a news conference from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Third District officers responded to a reported shooting around 3 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of 7th Street NW and P Street NW, about seven blocks east of Logan Circle and four blocks north of Mt. Vernon Square. The shooting occurred near the Kennedy Recreation Center.
Officers at the scene learned that at least seven people were shot during the incident, with two people dead and the remaining victims were taken to a local hospital for treatment of their injuries. Police were continuing the search on Sunday for a suspect who they said fled on foot. According to the Metropolitan Police Department, investigators were searching for a Black man with “average build, wearing light pants, blue shirt. Last seen on foot southbound on 7th Street NW. DO NOT TAKE ACTION CALL 911.”
Executive Assistant Chief Jeffrey Carrol said during a news conference Sunday morning: “We’re asking anyone who may have any information related to this incident or may have witnessed it, to contact the Metropolitan Police Department.” A motive for the shooting remains under investigation, police said.
According to police department crime statistics, Sunday’s shooting came amid a 35% increase in homicides in Washington, D.C., compared to the same period in 2023.
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