FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is facing a murder charge after he allegedly shot and killed his fiancée inside his mother's home.
32-year-old Stephen Rife has been charged with Murder - Domestic Violence. According to Rife's arrest citation, he caused the death of Devin Ellis when he shot her while she was in bed.
Frankfort police say shortly after 3:00 a.m. Wednesday, the department received a distress call about a shooting on Corral Court in Frankfort. When law enforcement responded, they found a 32-year-old Stephen Rife and a woman, later identified as Ellis, suffering from at least one gunshot wound. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The citation says Ellis and Rife were engaged and lived together with Rife's mother. Rife's mother also told authorities that he admitted to her that he shot Ellis.
Rife is being held in the Franklin County Regional Jail.
