A violent altercation in Garrard County, Kentucky, ended in the death of 34-year-old Dustin Todd Privett of Danville. On the evening of Saturday, July 3, 2021, officers and emergency personnel responded to Bryant’s Camp Road near the Dix River after reports of a shooting. Responding personnel found Privett with a fatal gunshot wound.

Investigators say a fight preceded the shooting. The Kentucky State Police and the Garrard County Police Department led the probe and identified a suspect. Justin Parson, 23, was arrested and charged with murder and was lodged in the Jessamine County jail. An autopsy was scheduled at the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville to determine cause of death.

Anyone with information about the events on Bryant’s Camp Road the night of July 3, 2021, or who knew Dustin Privett, is urged to come forward.