Shooting deaths investigated in Pulaski, Russell counties

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UPDATE FROM PULASKI COUNTY SHERIFF:

Saturday, 11:50 a.m.

A Message from your Sheriff, FYI and Preliminary!!
The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office, Ky State Police, Russell County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police Department, Russell County Coroners Office, Russell County EMS,all responded at different times and locations to reports of possible Shooting at different Locations in Pulaski and Russell Counties on Friday evening.
 
Preliminary Law Enforcement investigation’s reveal the first took place off Brown Ridge Rd across Russell County Line in Pulaski County, the sSecond at Hammond Rd, and the third at Lawless Cemetary Road in Russell County.
 
The victim in Pulaski County was found deceased with a gun shot wound. The victim on Hammond Road was found deceased with a Ggunshot wound. Another victim on Lawless Cemetary Road was still alive and transported to a hospital with a gunshot wound.
 
The alleged shooter died at the scene on Lawless Cemetary Road. The Kentucky State Police will release more information as they become available on the shootings as the investigation continues.
 
The Kentucky State Police is heading the investigation in Russell County with the assistance of the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, Russell County Coroner’s Office and the Pulaski County Sheriffs Office.

From the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office (Friday night):

Sheriff Bobby Jones reports that on May 3, 2024, at approximately 6:30 PM Deputies with the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office responded to the report of a Gunshot victim on Brown Ridge Road in western Pulaski County.
When Deputies arrived on the scene, they discovered a male victim lying beside the road approximately 200 feet from his residence deceased from what appeared to be a gunshot wound.
This shooting incident is believed to be tied to multiple shootings that also occurred later in neighboring Russell County. The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is working the shooting scene in Pulaski County, while the Kentucky State Police is working the shooting scenes in Russell County.
These shooting investigations are preliminary, but Sheriff Jones wants everyone to know that there is no further danger to the public.
The Sheriff’s Office was assisted at the scene by the Somerset/Pulaski County EMS, Faubush Fire Department, the Kentucky State Police and the Coroner’s Office.
 
From Kentucky State Police:

JAMESTOWN, Ky. (May 4, 2024) - The Kentucky State Police (KSP) is investigating two deadly shootings that occurred Friday evening in Russell County. 

On May 3, 2024 at approximately 7:00 P.M. CST, KSP Post 15 received a call from Pulaski County 911 requesting assistance locating a Ford F150 believed to be operated by Angela Gosser, age 56 of Russell Springs.  Troopers responded to the Russell County to attempt to locate the vehicle.  At approximately 7:24 P.M. CST, Russell County 911 contacted KSP Post 15 and requested investigative assistance with a deadly shooting incident that had occurred at a residence on South KY 619 in Russell County.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Angela Gosser had arrived at a residence on South KY 619 belonging to her brother, Darryl Wilson, age 58 of Jamestown.  Once at the residence, Ms. Gosser armed herself with a firearm and forced entry into the residence.  Upon Ms. Gosser entering the residence, there was an apparent exchange of gunfire between Ms. Gosser and Mr. Wilson with both individuals receiving gunshot wounds.  Mr. Wilson was transported to the University of Kentucky Hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries.  Ms. Gosser injuries were fatal and she was pronounced deceased by the Russell County Coroner.

While at the scene on South KY 619, KSP received a request for a welfare check on Angela Gosser’s sister, Jennifer Wilson, age 57 of Russell Springs.  Family members of Ms. Wilson reported they had been unable to make contact with her, causing them to become concerned for her safety.  KSP Troopers and Russell County Sheriff's Deputies responded to Hammond Road in Russell County.  Troopers and Deputies located a Toyota Camry partially off the roadway when they arrived on Hammond Road.  Upon contact with the vehicle, a lone occupant, Jennifer Wilson, was located in the driver’s seat with apparent fatal gunshot wounds to the head.  The preliminary investigation revealed that before the incident at her brother’s residence on South KY 619, Ms. Gosser encountered Ms. Wilson on Hammond Road.  Ms. Gosser armed herself with a firearm and fired multiple rounds into the passenger area of the vehicle, fatally striking Ms. Wilson.  Ms. Wilson was pronounced deceased by the Russell County Coroner. 

KSP was assisted at the scene by the Russell County Sheriff’s Office, Jamestown Police Department, Russell County EMS, and the Russell County Coroner’s Office. The investigation is ongoing by Detective James Ford.

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