In the early evening of April 30, 2016, a disturbance on Catawba Circle in Campbellsville, Kentucky, shattered the peace and ended a young life. Twenty-one-year-old Brianna Danielle Washington was fatally shot in an incident that also left another woman, 25-year-old Shenitrea M. Vaughn, with life-threatening injuries. When Campbellsville Police responded to reports of the shooting shortly after 6 p.m., they found Washington deceased at the scene.
Vaughn was rushed to Taylor Regional Hospital for her injuries.
The investigation, a collaborative effort between the Campbellsville Police Department, Kentucky State Police, Taylor County Sheriff's Office, and the Lebanon Police Department, quickly led to a suspect. William M. Calhoun, a 25-year-old from Lebanon, Kentucky, was arrested in connection with the violent encounter. He was subsequently charged with murder and first-degree assault and lodged in the Taylor County Detention Center.
Brianna Washington, a mother of two young daughters, was remembered by her family and friends. While investigators believed Washington and Calhoun were friends, the motive for the shooting was not immediately clear. The tragic event left a lasting impact on the community and a void in the lives of those who knew the young woman whose life was cut short by gun violence.
