Manchester man suffers life-threatening injuries in shooting

A 23-year-old Manchester man has been left with life-threatening injuries following a domestic shooting incident that occurred early Saturday morning in Clay County, according to Kentucky State Police (KSP).

According to a press release, KSP Post 11 received a call around 2 a.m. Saturday regarding a shots-fired complaint at a residence on Portersburg Road in Manchester. Police report that the caller stated that a family member was at their residence and was threatening to harm them. The caller’s concerns were then followed by a series of gunshots.

When troopers responded to the scene, they located a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest. The man was transported to a hospital in London before he was transferred to the University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The shooting incident remains under investigation by KSP. Assisting KSP on-scene was Clay County EMS and the Manchester Police Department.

Credit: Mac Carmack/LEX18