A family was devastated by a triple homicide on September 9, 2022, at a Depot Street residence in Paintsville, Kentucky. Richard Morman, 56, was found dead at the scene along with two other victims; all three were pronounced dead where they were discovered. A detective later testified at a 2022 preliminary hearing that Morman had been shot and his throat had been slit.

Police identified 21-year-old Ronnie Pack of Paintsville as the suspect and took him into custody the same day. During the arrest Pack was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with officers and taken to a hospital before being transferred to the regional detention center. He was charged with three counts of murder and one count of first-degree wanton endangerment of a police officer.

The victims were related: Morman was Pack’s uncle, and the other two victims were 56-year-old Paula Wells and 36-year-old Myrtle Renee Dorton-Pack, who was Pack’s wife and Wells’ niece. Does anyone in Paintsville have information about the events at the Depot Street home on September 9, 2022?