Harold Joe Carnes was 60 when he was shot and killed in his home on Body Shop Lane in the Walker community of Knox County, Kentucky, on September 5, 2014. Born October 3, 1953, he lived his whole life in the area, worked as a mechanic, was married to Donna Hammons, and belonged to a Baptist congregation. Relatives nearby reported hearing two sharp pops the morning of the shooting; troopers found Harold inside the house with a fatal gunshot wound and the body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.

Kentucky State Police said the shooting occurred during a domestic dispute and identified Harold’s son, Travis Carnes, as the person who fired the gun. Travis was taken into custody that day and was lodged in the Knox County Detention Center.

If anyone has information about the events that morning or knew Harold or his family, please share what you know.