On Wednesday, August 14, 2024, William Thomas Chaney, 41, was fatally shot at a residence on North Big Creek Road in Sidney, Kentucky. Kentucky State Police troopers and investigators found Chaney with fatal gunshot wounds; the Pike County Coroner’s Office pronounced him dead at the scene. The incident was ruled a homicide and investigators opened an active criminal probe.

Kentucky State Police led the investigation with Detective Joshua Scott heading the case. Authorities said their findings would be presented to a Pike County Grand Jury to consider possible charges. No arrests or suspects were publicly named in the immediate aftermath and further details about the circumstances of the shooting were scarce.

Chaney, born October 23, 1982, was a father to a son and a daughter and is survived by his parents, family, and friends. If anyone in the Sidney area has information about what happened on August 14, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.