A fatal shooting in the Phelps community of southern Pike County, Kentucky, left 34-year-old William Working dead on the morning of May 12, 2023. The incident occurred around 7:30 a.m.; Working was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s Office and the Kentucky State Police opened the investigation.

Authorities identified a suspect quickly. Nineteen-year-old Sterlin Justice of Stopover, described as Working’s cousin, was arrested and charged with murder and lodged in the Pike County Detention Center without bond. Reports say the shooting followed an altercation between the two relatives, and Working died from gunfire.

Anyone who knew William, the circumstances that morning, or who has information about the altercation is asked to come forward.