NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is facing charges after he allegedly shot his ex-girlfriend in the back.
According to 24-year-old Austin Barnett's arrest citation, on Friday, he was involved in some sort of argument with his ex-girlfriend at a home on North Central Avenue in Nicholasville.
During the altercation, the citation says he pulled out a gun and fired three shots through the front door of the home toward his ex-girlfriend, who was on the other side. The Nicholasville Police Department says she was hit twice in the back, and Barnett's arrest citation says she was seriously hurt as a result of the shooting.
After it happened, Barnett allegedly tried to take the gun out of the home and down an alley about 50 yards away in an attempt to hide the evidence.
Barnett was arrested and charged with first-degree assault and tampering with physical evidence.
