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David Scott

Case from Mount-sterling, KY dated May 26, 2018

Victim Details

David Scott

Male

Black / African American

Mount-sterling

KY

2018-05-26

47

David

Scott

06/21/2026

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In the quiet community of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, a long-simmering dispute between neighbors erupted into a tragic act of violence that claimed the life of 47-year-old David Nathaniel Scott. On the evening of May 26, 2018, the ongoing animosity between Scott and his neighbor, Frances Zaayer, reached a fatal conclusion. The disagreement, which had reportedly been escalating for about a year, turned deadly when Zaayer allegedly opened fire, fatally wounding Scott and critically injuring his wife ...
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