Update: Suspect arrested after double-shooting at Whitley County home
CORBIN, Ky. (WTVQ) – Kentucky State Police are investigating a double fatal shooting in Whitley County.
Troopers said they received a call at around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday from a woman who said two men were dead in a home on Fred Nash Road in Corbin.
When they arrived at the scene, troopers said they found two men shot to death.
**UPDATE**
The two deceased have been identified as Denver Nicely, 47, of Corbin, KY and Joshua C. Wernicke, 28, of Keavy, KY. The bodies of the two men will be transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Upon further investigation, Paul E. Parsons, 47, of Corbin, KY was developed as a suspect and arrested. He was lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center and charged with Burglary 1st Degree and two counts of Murder.
KSP Detective James Royal is continuing the investigation. He was assisted at the scene by Post 11 Detectives, Post 11 Troopers, Corbin Police Department and Whitley County Coroner’s Office.
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