Joshua D. Burks, 20, was fatally shot in the early morning hours of August 13, 2022, during a gathering in the rural community of Olmstead, Kentucky. Burks was a soldier at Fort Campbell, serving with the 101st Airborne Division and the 2nd Battalion, 44th Air Defense Artillery Regiment; his awards included the National Defense Service Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, and the Army Service Ribbon.

Law enforcement responded just before 3:30 a.m. to a call on Kenny Stratton Road and found Burks had been shot. The shooter fled before officers arrived. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office secured the scene and asked the Kentucky State Police to lead the homicide investigation; an autopsy was scheduled at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville. No suspects or motive had been publicly identified at the time of these reports.

If anyone was at that gathering or has information about who left the scene, please contact investigators.