Ryan Hurst, 32, was fatally shot on the evening of September 19, 2022, after an altercation at a residence on Caney Drive in Pikeville, Kentucky. Hurst, a Flatwoods resident, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Pike County Coroner’s office. Family members reportedly first learned of the shooting via social media before law enforcement notified them.

Kentucky State Police arrested 56-year-old Monroe Jackson in connection with the shooting; Jackson was charged with murder and held in the Pike County Detention Center. Police and court documents say the shooting happened at Jackson’s home after a dispute, and witnesses reported hearing a gunshot, seeing Hurst flee, and one witness said they saw Jackson holding a firearm and heard him admit to the shooting.

A grand jury initially indicted Jackson for murder, but on December 13, 2022, the murder charge was dropped after it emerged the medical examiner’s report had not been presented to the grand jury. When the evidence was reviewed, the grand jury declined to re-indict for murder, citing insufficient evidence; Jackson still faced a felon-in-possession charge. Does anyone have information about the events that night or knew Ryan and can help fill in what happened?