In the small community of Baxter, Kentucky, the life of 37-year-old Bradley Joseph Grant was cut short on May 20, 2018. The incident that led to his death was a shooting involving a law enforcement officer.
Grant, who was born in Harlan on March 7, 1981, had worked as a Crew Leader at DTR. His death was the result of gun violence, specifically an officer-involved shooting.
News sources at the time reported on the investigation into the shooting.
Following his death, services were held at the Kentenia Full Gospel Church in Wallins, with a private burial at Resthaven Cemetery. His obituary remembered him as a son, brother, and friend, survived by his parents, Gary W. and Sheila Grant, and his brother, Gary Dewayne Grant. The case drew attention, with reports noting it as one of the instances of officer-involved shootings in rural America. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting was handled by the Kentucky State Police.
