David James Smith, 37, was shot to death at a residence on Lashley Street in Leitchfield, Kentucky, on the evening of Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Police were called about 10:13 PM; Smith was found with multiple gunshot wounds, taken to Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center, and died of his injuries.

Investigators identified 39-year-old James Garrett, also of Leitchfield, as the suspect. Garrett called Grayson County Dispatch and admitted to shooting someone at his home. He told police he and Smith had been drinking earlier, that Smith left and returned about 45 minutes later, and that a backyard security light alerted him to Smith’s presence. Garrett said he armed himself with a homemade 12 gauge slap gun, shot Smith once after Smith allegedly held a BB gun and said I got you, then reloaded and shot Smith again while he lay on the ground. Garrett was later found by officers, taken for questioning, and arrested.

Garrett was charged with murder, tampering with physical evidence, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, and robbery in the first degree; officers say Garrett disposed of the gun and ammunition in a nearby pond and threatened and stole a woman’s cell phone before fleeing. Does anyone have information about Smith, Garrett, or sightings around Lashley Street that night?