Bryan Tate Hammons, a 50-year-old White man from Manchester, Kentucky, was fatally shot during a physical fight on Saturday, July 17, 2021. The shooting happened about 2:10 PM outside a residence on Dripping Springs Road in Clay County. Emergency responders took Hammons to Advent Health Hospital in Manchester, where he later died and was pronounced deceased by the Clay County Coroner; an autopsy was scheduled at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville.

Kentucky State Police say the confrontation involved 58-year-old Richard K. Webb of London, and that Webb shot Hammons once during the struggle. Detective James Royal of KSP Post 11 led the investigation, assisted by the Clay County Sheriff’s Office, Manchester Police Department, Clay County EMS, and the Coroner’s office. Investigators planned to present their findings to the Clay County Grand Jury; no arrests had been announced at the time of the reports.

If anyone witnessed the altercation on Dripping Springs Road or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what is known.