UPDATE: Dec. 26 at 10:45 a.m.
The Nelson County Sheriff's Office released additional information on a reported officer-involved shooting in Nelson County on Christmas Day.
Officials reported that on Dec. 25 at around 12:15 p.m., officers were called to a home in Nelson County for a welfare check. Upon arrival, a man, identified by police as 51-year-old Scott Hart, was reportedly on the front porch with a pistol.
Hart allegedly refused to drop the pistol and talk to deputies. He then went back inside the home. Officials added that Hart allegedly came back outside armed and confronted deputies, still refusing to drop the weapon in the process.
According to officials, Hart went back inside and allegedly told Nelson County Dispatch that he was going to "shoot the deputies on scene." Hart then came back outside and allegedly "raised his pistol" to a deputy, officials reported. The deputy then fired his service weapon and hit Hart.
Hart was taken to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and was arrested by Nelson County Sheriff's Office after being released from the hospital.
Hart has been charged with wanton endangerment, attempted murder of first responder (police officer), and second-degree disorderly conduct, officials reported.
Original Story:
The Kentucky State Police reported that a police investigation is underway after an officer-involved shooting during a welfare check at a home in Nelson County.
Officials detailed that KSP Post 4 Elizabethtown was called to assist the Nelson County Sheriff's Office (NCSO) in an officer-involved shooting investigation.
The preliminary investigation, according to KSP, found that the NCSO responded to a call for a welfare check at a home on Margaret Lane in the Coxs Creek Community.
Upon arrival, officers reportedly saw a man "brandishing a firearm" on the front porch of the home. According to KSP, deputies told the man to drop the gun several times, however, he did not comply.
A deputy then fired his service weapon, ultimately hitting the armed man in the arm, police reported. The man was taken to an area hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries. He was arrested after being released from the hospital.
KSP noted that deputies were not injured in the incident and the shooting is an ongoing investigation.
