Officer Scotty Hamilton, 35, was killed by gunfire on a Tuesday night in March 2018 while patrolling the Hurricane area of Pike County, Kentucky. A 12-year veteran of the Pikeville Police Department, Hamilton and a Kentucky State Police trooper had approached a suspicious vehicle and were searching the surrounding area for anyone on foot when the trooper heard gunshots. The trooper found Hamilton with a fatal gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Hamilton left behind a wife and an infant daughter.

Investigators arrested 55-year-old John Russell Hall as the primary suspect two days later near the Floyd–Pike county line. Four others were also taken into custody and charged with hindering prosecution for allegedly helping Hall evade capture. Hall later pleaded guilty to Hamilton’s murder and, in a deal to avoid the death penalty, received life without parole. Hundreds attended Hamilton’s funeral to mourn the loss of a longtime officer and family man.

Did anyone in the Hurricane or Pikeville area have contact with Officer Hamilton the night he was killed or information about the suspect’s movements?