Fmr. Kentucky state rep. says daughter killed in shooting

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A deadly shooting is under investigation in Madison County.

According to KSP, it happened Tuesday morning at 1266 Willis Branch Road, just outside of Richmond.

The Madison County PVA’s website shows former state representative Wesley Morgan as owning that property.

It’s a very large home on a hill where police say they have a lot of detectives trying to piece together what exactly happened. State police have confirmed it was a home invasion type situation and it was likely isolated to the home.

State police say several family members were asleep inside the home when there was an exchange of gunfire between the homeowner and the intruder.

A reporter from our partners at the Herald-Leader talked to Morgan. Morgan told the paper his 32-year-old daughter was killed in the shooting.

State police say two people were shot and one person who lived in the home died. KSP confirmed the person who died was related to the homeowner, but they aren’t releasing names at this point.

However, we do know Wesley Morgan had a 32-year-old daughter named Jordan who worked as an attorney for the Reminger firm in Lexington. An attorney at Reminger confirms Jordan worked there and just started a week ago. He said the attorneys and those who worked with her are saddened and shocked at the circumstances of her death.

Police say the victim had been staying in the home on a part-time basis.

There’s no word on the suspect’s identity right now. Police are asking for the public’s help. If anyone saw anyone in the area, around four Tuesday morning, or if their home surveillance picked up anything, they want you to let them know.

Morgan’s $6.5 million home, complete with a ‘doomsday bunker,’ was listed for sale.

He opened his first liquor store in Richmond in 1982.

Morgan was a one-term state representative. His district included Richmond and Berea in Madison County. While a state representative in 2017, he was accused of illegally transporting alcohol between two of his stores. A judge later dismissed those charges.

He went on to lose his re-election bid in the next Republican primary. In 2020, he ran for the party’s U.S. Senate nomination but lost to incumbent Mitch McConnell.

This is a developing story.

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