On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 4:48pmET, Kentucky State Police Post 15 responded to a shooting that occurred in the limits of Kings Mountain on High Ridge Rd. Upon arrival, police located 45-year-old Mark Baxter of Middleburg, KY who had been shot at his residence following an altercation with 43-year-old Daniel Porter. Porter had fled the scene with his vehicle being located a short time later.
Daniel Porter was arrested and charged with Assault 1st degree and lodged in the Casey County Detention Center. Mark Baxter was airlifted to the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, KY where he is listed in stable condition.
This incident remains under investigation by Detective Josh Dicken. KSP was assisted at the scene by Casey County EMS and the Casey County Sheriff’s Department.
