Kurtis Carter, 31, was shot and killed on November 3, 2021, in Flatwoods, Kentucky. A native of Huntington, West Virginia, Carter was living in Ashland and was a father to seven children; he was described as someone who loved helping others.

Investigators identified a suspect quickly. On November 4, 2021, Audreyon L. Malone, then 20, was arrested by the Flatwoods Police Department with assistance from the Ashland Police Department and was charged with murder. Malone was lodged in the Greenup County Detention Center, and a grand jury later returned an indictment charging murder. Motive and many specifics of the encounter have not been released publicly.

If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Kurtis Carter, please come forward to assist the ongoing inquiry.