In the late evening of a Tuesday in January 2015, a fatal altercation unfolded at a residence on Sugar Hollow Road in Irvine, Kentucky, ending the life of 47-year-old Millard E. Dixon. A man who had spent his entire life in Estill County, Dixon was a logger by trade. The events of that night, just before 10:30 p.m. on January 27th, would leave his family and community seeking answers.
Emergency services were dispatched to the home of Dixon's father following a report of a shooting. Inside the residence, they found that Millard E. Dixon had been shot. He was immediately transported to Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital in Irvine, but his injuries proved to be fatal, and he was pronounced dead. The initial investigation by the Kentucky State Police indicated that the shooting occurred during an altercation between Dixon and his elderly father.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Kentucky State Police launched a death investigation. While the suspect in the shooting was identified as Dixon's father, whose name and specific age were not publicly released, no arrests were made in connection with the incident. The day after the shooting, law enforcement officials confirmed that no charges had been filed against the elder Dixon. The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Millard E. Dixon's death was reported to be ongoing. Online sources available do not provide information on whether any charges were ultimately filed in the case.
