A morning turkey hunt in the Fogertown area of Clay County, Kentucky, ended in tragedy on April 17, 2014, when 28-year-old Brian Keith Griffin of Manchester was fatally shot. Griffin, a married father of two and a corrections officer at the Manchester Federal Correctional Institution, had been hunting with two companions, Jason Roberts, 21, and Chad Bullock, 21. The three had set a decoy and were using a turkey call when a shot from a nearby ridge struck both Griffin and Roberts.

Bullock, walking behind them, was uninjured and called 911. Emergency crews found Griffin conscious but seriously wounded; he was airlifted but died after the flight was diverted to Saint Joseph-London. Roberts survived with non-life-threatening wounds and risked losing an eye. Investigators from the sheriff’s office and Kentucky State Police described the incident as a hunting accident and said they did not believe the shooting was malicious. They searched the area and canvassed homes but did not publicly identify a suspect or announce any arrest.

Does anyone have information about hunting activity in the Fogertown area that morning or who might have been in the ridges that day?