Overview
- Law enforcement say a vehicle pursuit that began after a reported domestic‑violence call in Knox County ended in southern Laurel County when officers boxed in the car on Kentucky Highway 312.
- Police discovered three bodies inside the vehicle and later identified them as 21‑year‑old James Priddy, 18‑year‑old Jadence Ann Marie Hale, and 19‑year‑old Kira Lila Hope Asher.
- Investigators and the coroner have ruled that Priddy shot the two women and then died from an apparent self‑inflicted gunshot, and the deaths are being treated as a murder‑suicide.
- Multiple local and state agencies assisted at the scene and the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, Knox County Sheriff’s Office, and Barbourville City Police Department are conducting a joint, active investigation.
- Community members set up a GoFundMe to help the victims’ families with funeral costs and had raised more than $1,800 toward a $12,000 goal by Sunday evening.