Officer investigating prowler complaint fatally shoots man

CORBIN, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky State Police say an off-duty police officer who went to investigate a neighbor’s complaint of a prowler fatally shot a man. A police statement says the preliminary investigation found that the Corbin Police officer was confronted by 20-year-old Phillip N. Davenport when he went to investigate after being contacted early Sunday by a neighbor. The statement says an altercation between the officer and Davenport occurred during which the officer discharged his service firearm. Davenport was pronounced dead at a hospital. The officer wasn’t injured. No further details were released. The investigation was continuing.