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Kentucky State University Shooting Leaves Student Dead as Suspect Is Charged With Murder

Police say the dorm-area attack was an isolated dispute following a physical altercation, with a nonstudent now in custody on murder and first-degree assault charges.

Overview

  • De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr., 19, of Indianapolis, was identified by the coroner as the student killed and was pronounced dead at Frankfort Regional Medical Center.
  • A second Kentucky State University student remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition.
  • The suspect, Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville, Indiana, was detained within minutes by campus police and booked into the Franklin County Regional Jail.
  • Gunfire erupted outside the Whitney M. Young Jr. residence hall Tuesday afternoon, and officials said there is no ongoing threat to the campus.
  • KSU suspended classes and final exams for the week and expanded counseling services as investigators proceed with the case and autopsy work.