Teen arrested in connection to murder in Perry County
VIPER, Ky. (ABC36 News Now) — A Perry County teenager is facing a murder charge after a deadly shooting at a home in Viper.
According to the Perry County Sheriff’s Office, a 16-year-old boy was arrested Tuesday in connection with the shooting death of 63-year-old Wallace Cornett.
Deputies say Cornett was shot at close range with a shotgun inside a home on Middle Fork Maces Creek Road. His body will be sent to the state medical examiner’s office in Frankfort for an autopsy.
The sheriff’s office has not released the teen’s name due to his age.
The investigation is ongoing.
