State Police investigating triple-shooting in Lincoln County; three confirmed dead

CRAB ORCHARD, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that left three people dead, including the alleged shooter, in Lincoln County.

According to KSP Post 7 in Richmond, officers responded to a shooting at a residence on Main Street in Crab Orchard just before 11:45 p.m. Thursday.

Investigators say Spencer Baldwin, 30, of Crab Orchard, shot Dennis Perry, 40, of Loretto, and Heather Baldwin, 30, of Crab Orchard, before turning the gun on himself. Perry sustained life-threatening injuries and was taken to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, where he died early Friday morning. Heather Baldwin was taken to Ephraim McDowell Fort Logan Hospital, where she later died from her injuries.

Spencer Baldwin was pronounced dead at the scene by Lincoln County Coroner Farris Marcum. Autopsies will be conducted at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Frankfort.

This remains an active investigation.