FLAT LICK – (TNS) One person died in a shooting involving a father and son, according to Kentucky State Police.

The shooting happened in the Flat Lick community of Knox County. State Police Trooper Shane Jacobs said one person is dead and that there is no ongoing threat to the community.

Flat Lick is about 115 miles south of Lexington.

No other information about the shooting was released Tuesday morning. Jacobs said state police will provide more updates when they become available.

Several other agencies, including the Barbourville Police Department, Knox County Sheriff’s Department, Knox EMS and the Knox County Coroner’s Office assisted at the scene, Jacobs said.

This is a developing story and may be updated.

(By Christopher Leach, Lexington Herald-Leader)

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