The incident happened on the evening of August 30 in Meade County. According to the sheriff, a 2012 North Hardin High School graduate, Shelby Langley, and his friend Louis Dercqu, 18, were hanging weapons on a wall for display in Langley's home in Rineyville when Dercqu accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle, shooting Langley in the head.
Langley died Saturday, September 1 at University Hospital.
The sheriff said the two were very good friends and that the case is being investigated as an accidental shooting with a possible charge of first degree assault if the state seeks an indictment.
The case will be presented to the Commonwealth's Attorney's office this week for a determination on how the state will proceed.
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Accidental Shooting Death of Kentucky 18-year-old - Charges Possible
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Local news reports
The incident happened on the evening of
August 30 in Meade County. According to the sheriff, a 2012 North Hardin
High School graduate, Shelby Langley, and his friend Louis Dercqu, 18,
were hanging weapons on a wall for display in Langley's home in
Rineyville when Dercqu accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle,
shooting Langley in the head.
