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Richard Peter Hernandez

Case from Vine-grove, KY dated Jan 14, 2024

Victim Details

Richard Peter Hernandez

Male

White / Caucasian

Vine-grove

KY

2024-01-14

59

Richard

Peter Hernandez

06/26/2026

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In the quiet community of Vine Grove, Kentucky, a verbal dispute on a Sunday night in January escalated into a fatal encounter. The life of 59-year-old Richard Peter Hernandez was cut short on January 14, 2024, inside a home on Mountain Lane in Meade County. The events of that evening would lead to a lengthy legal process for the man who admitted to the shooting.

That night, a call was placed to the Kentucky State Police by 51-year-old David Gex. He informed the authorities that he had sh ...
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  • WDRB: Man charged with murder after shooting in Meade County, Kentucky State Police say
  • WLKY: KSP: Argument leads to deadly shooting in Meade County; suspect charged with murder
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