(PADUCAH, Ky.) – A Paducah man is dead following a shooting Sunday evening that police say grew out of a physical altercation between two individuals.
Paducah Police responded at 8:36 p.m. Sunday to the 2800 block of Jefferson Street after receiving reports of a fight in progress. Officers arrived to find the confrontation had escalated to a shooting.
Detectives determined that Peyton D. Boulton, 21, of Paducah, and 31-year-old Damareon Prather had been engaged in a physical fight when Boulton shot Prather multiple times. Prather was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
Boulton was detained at the scene and subsequently arrested on a charge of murder. He was lodged in the McCracken County Regional Jail.
Anyone with information related to the incident is asked to contact the Paducah Police Department or submit a tip through CrimeStoppers. Anonymous tips can be submitted by texting “WKY” to 738477.
