An eastern Kentucky boy has died after being shot in the stomach.
Laurel County Sheriff John Root said deputies and other law enforcement agencies responded Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:50 to the report of a boy being shot at a residence about three miles south of London. The victim, identified by Laurel County Coroner Doug Bowling as 12-year-old Malachi H. Moses, of Corbin, was transported to St. Joseph Hospital London where he was pronounced deceased a short time later.
“Investigators report that apparently a weapon discharged in the bedroom of a residence … striking a 12-year-old Laurel County boy in the stomach,” Root said.
An autopsy was conducted at the state Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort on Wednesday.
Malachi was a student at South Laurel Middle School.
The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office is leading the death investigation.
The Sentinel Echo first reported the victim’s identity.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
