On December 29, 2023, 36-year-old Jesse Lewis Thompson was found dead from a gunshot wound inside a home on U.S. 227 in Stamping Ground, Kentucky. Scott County deputies arrived around 3:43 p.m.; Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators described the event as a tragic accident in their initial findings and said the wound was not self-inflicted, but they have not released specifics about what happened inside the residence and called the inquiry sensitive.

Thompson ran his own HVAC business and was a husband and father to three children who lived on a farm in Stamping Ground. No suspects or arrests have been announced. Few details about the circumstances are public, and the community continues to seek answers.

If anyone knew Jesse or was in the Stamping Ground area that day, any information could help the ongoing investigation?