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Kentucky deputy shot during wellness check at a home
WHITLEY CITY, Ky. – A sheriff’s deputy who was shot in southeastern Kentucky while conducting a wellness check is reported in stable condition after surgery.
In a news release, Kentucky State Police say McCreary County sheriff’s deputy Dustin Watkins went to visit a home Tuesday around 8 p.m. when a man sitting in a vehicle fired several shots from a handgun.
The 28-year-old Watkins was struck at least once. State police say 48-year-old Mark L. Dungan fired several rounds and then fled in the vehicle, striking the patrol car of a county constable as he sped away.
Police later found Dungan at a nearby cemetery and arrested him without incident. He faces several charges.
Watkins underwent surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical Center and was listed in stable condition Wednesday morning.
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