LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. — Update (10/29): One of the men who fired shots at a passing car in Laurel County is now in custody.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office said they arrested 39-year-old Kristin Baker on Monday on Locust Grove Road.
According to deputies, Baker was involved in a drive-by shooting that happened near a business off North Laurel Road on Oct. 13. They said he and another person were shooting at each other when a bullet struck a vehicle that was driving by.
Two people were in the vehicle when bullets were fired but none were reported injured.
Baker is charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, discharge of firearm and first-degree criminal mischief, LCSO said.
He is currently held in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
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Original (10/14): The Laurel County Sheriff's Department is searching for two men who were reportedly shooting each other in a business parking lot Sunday morning.
Deputies said the shooting happened around 10:36 a.m. They learned that the two men, reportedly cousins, encountered each other in the parking lot off U.S. 25 approximately 1 mile north of London.
One of the men allegedly fired two shots at the other, missing him. Those bullets went through a car window that was parked in the lot. LCSD also said one of those rounds hit a Jeep traveling on U.S. 25 in the driver-side rear door.
No injuries were reported.
The two men fled the scene before deputies arrived.
The investigation is ongoing at this time.
If anyone has information on this incident is asked to contact the Laurel County Sheriff's office at 606-864-6600, personal message on their Facebook page, or email g.acciardo@laurelcountysheriff.gov
