Coty Allen Lawhorn, 28, was shot and killed on the morning of Friday, June 8, 2018, during a custody dispute at a residence on Highway 92 in Clinton County, Kentucky. The incident occurred around 10:15 AM. Coty Lawhorn lived in Russell Springs and worked in road construction.

According to Kentucky State Police, David Johnson, 38, of Albany, allegedly opened fire. Coty’s wife, 29-year-old Jessica Lawhorn, was seriously injured and airlifted to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Three juveniles were present; Johnson was identified as the biological father of two of the children and Coty Lawhorn as the father of the third. Johnson fled in a white and blue GMC pickup with the children but his vehicle was found about 25 minutes later in Albany. After a brief pursuit, the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office arrested Johnson and the children were located unharmed. Johnson was charged with Coty Lawhorn’s murder and held on a $1 million bond.

If anyone has information about the custody dispute or the events that morning, please share what is known.