Man charged with murder following Princeton shooting

PRINCETON, Ky. (WKDZ Radio) – One man is facing a murder charge in connection with a reported shooting in Princeton.

WKDZ Radio reports 20-year-old Hector Miguel Pena of Princeton has been arrested on a charge of murder.

According to WKDZ, Pena turned himself in to law enforcement on Thursday.

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Princeton police say a shooting occurred in the 300 block of Beverly Lane around 2:40 a.m. Thursday.

According to WKDZ, officers were dispatched to a shots fired report, where 34-year-old Jerrod Cooper of Princeton was injured.

Cooper was transported to Caldwell Medical Center ER and later flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he died Thursday morning.

Pena remains at the Caldwell County Detention Center with no set bond.