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Hopkinsville, Kentucky — A Central City teenager has been arrested in connection with an early Sunday morning shooting at a house party that left a 19-year-old man seriously injured.
According to the Christian County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded around 2:01 a.m. to the 6900 block of Madisonville Road after receiving reports of shots fired at a house party.
When deputies arrived, they found 19-year-old Joshua Morris of Princeton suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen. Hopkinsville EMS transported Morris to Crofton Elementary School, where he was flown by Air Medical to a hospital in Nashville. He remains hospitalized.
Investigators also found three vehicles that had been struck by gunfire during the incident.
Following interviews with multiple witnesses and a review of surveillance video, detectives arrested 19-year-old Kaiden Robinson of Central City.
Robinson is charged with tampering with physical evidence and multiple counts of first-degree wanton endangerment.
The Christian County Sheriff’s Office said this is the first arrest made in the investigation, which remains active. Additional charges or arrests are possible as detectives continue interviewing witnesses and gathering evidence.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Hopkinsville-Christian County Dispatch at (270) 890-1300.
All charges are allegations, and the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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