A verbal argument in the small community of Combs, Kentucky, on the night of May 21, 2023, ended in gunfire and the death of 42-year-old Jason Michael Combs. Combs was struck, taken to Hazard Appalachian Regional Hospital, and later pronounced dead by the Perry County Coroner’s Office.

Kentucky State Police responded to a call about a deceased person on Elm Shoal Branch at about 10:40 P.M. Holland, who suffered minor injuries during the fight, was also treated at the hospital. After consulting the Perry County Attorney’s Office, investigators arrested Holland and charged him with one count of murder. Toxicology and autopsy results were pending at the time of the report.

If anyone witnessed the argument, the struggle, or the events around Elm Shoal Branch that night, can you share what you saw?