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A domestic argument in Viper, Kentucky ended with a fatal shooting on the night of Sunday, January 4, 2015. State police responded to a home on Plumbford Branch Road after reports of gunfire and found 51-year-old Tommy Rice inside with a single gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say the dispute was between Tommy Rice and his father, Bernard Ray Rice. Bernard Rice was taken from the home to a nearby hospital for unrelated medical treatment and, after being treated, was arrested and charged with second-degree manslaughter. He was lodged in the Kentucky River Regional Jail in Hazard.

Tommy Rice is described by family as kind, loving, and always willing to help others; he is survived by three daughters, two sisters, and several grandchildren. Does anyone in the Viper area have information about what led to the argument that night?