A dispute in Woodbine, Kentucky, left Richard Willoughby, 43, dead after he was shot in the head at his brother-in-law’s house. The shooting occurred at John Lang’s residence during an evening of escalating arguments that reportedly touched on sensitive subjects. Willoughby was found deceased on the kitchen floor with a single gunshot wound to the head and a handgun was recovered at the scene.

Katie Willoughby, the victim’s wife and Lang’s sister, placed a 911 call saying her brother had shot her husband. Police say Lang, 34, was taken into custody at the home and later charged with murder. Lang told investigators he had picked up a handgun from the kitchen table intending to secure it and that it discharged accidentally. An autopsy ruled the cause of death a homicide. Earlier the same day, officers had responded to a report that Lang, reportedly intoxicated, fired a weapon into the air. A judge found probable cause to send the case to a grand jury.

If anyone has information about the events that led to the shooting or was in the Woodbine area that evening, please share what is known.