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Eutta Phelps

Case from Somerset, KY dated Oct 11, 2017

Victim Details

Name

Eutta Phelps

Gender

Female

Race

White / Caucasian

City

Somerset

State

KY

Date Of Death

2017-10-11

Age At Death

68

First Name

Eutta

Last Name

Phelps

Solved

Accidental

Last Updated

07/14/2026

Case Description

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Eutta Phelps, a 68-year-old woman from Somerset, Kentucky, died on Wednesday, October 11, 2017, from a gunshot wound sustained in what was determined to be a tragic accident. At the time of her death, she was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by her 18-year-old grandson.

In the backseat of the car were two other teenage relatives who were handling a muzzle-loading pistol. Believing the firearm to be unloaded, the youths were playing with it when it discharged. A single shot struck Phe ...

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kentucky: Boy shoots, kills Somerset grandma after church

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING KILLS A SOMERSET WOMAN

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