A long-running family property dispute in Liberty, Kentucky, ended in deadly violence on November 4, 2020. Thirty-three-year-old Elza King, a dozer operator who enjoyed hunting and working with heavy equipment, was shot on land along Calhoun Creek south of Liberty after a verbal argument with his uncle, 58-year-old Randall Atwood, over adjoining family property. King was taken to Casey County Hospital and later died of his injuries.

Kentucky State Police Post 15, assisted by the Casey County Sheriff’s Department and Liberty Police Department, investigated the shooting. Randall Atwood was arrested, charged with murder, lodged in the Casey County Detention Center and arraigned in Casey District Court with bond set at $1 million.

If anyone knew Elza, his work, or had information about the property dispute, can you share what you remember?