Staffordsville, Kentucky — A family gathering on a Thursday afternoon in December 2020 ended in a fatal shooting. Randy Salyer, 63, was found dead of an apparent gunshot wound to the chest after the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly after 3 p.m. to a residence on Salyers Hill off Little Mudlick Road following a report of a shooting.

Investigators say the confrontation grew out of a domestic dispute. Authorities report that Salyer had been drinking with his sister Sherrie and her husband, 64-year-old John Trimble, for several hours before the altercation. According to statements attributed to the Trimbles, Salyer produced a firearm and threatened Sherrie, and John Trimble then shot Salyer. Officers noted another gun was present at the scene. John Trimble was arrested and charged with murder and lodged in the Big Sandy Regional Detention Center.

Does anyone who knew Randy or was in that area that afternoon have information that could clarify what happened?