WOOTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — One person has been arrested after a shooting in Leslie County that left one person dead, according to Kentucky State Police.
KSP said that they responded to a call for assistance from the Leslie County Sheriff's Office in regards to a shooting complaint on Cutshin Road located in the Wooton community at approximately 3:32 a.m. on Thursday.
When law enforcement arrived, they found 49-year-old Mary M. Andrews at a home with a gunshot wound, a release from KSP states.
Andrews was taken to Mary Breckinridge Hospital, where she died from her injuries.
According to the release, a preliminary investigation indicated that Andrews's boyfriend, 54-year-old William E. Pennington from Wooton, shot Andrews.
Pennington was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter. He was taken to the Leslie County Detention Center.
Andrews's body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office for autopsy and an investigation is ongoing.
