On the morning of December 17, 2017, a family argument at a home on Arthur Ridge Road in East Bernstadt, Kentucky, ended when a scuffle between 26-year-old Anthony Ryan Thompson and his grandfather led to a pistol discharging. A single bullet struck Thompson in the chest. Laurel County deputies were called about 7 a.m. and found Thompson had died at the scene.

The sheriff’s office concluded the shooting occurred during the altercation, but reports say it was not immediately clear who had control of the firearm when it fired.

Anyone who was in East Bernstadt that morning or who has information about the incident is asked to come forward.