Suspected shooter, getaway driver arrested
UPDATE 08/11/23 @ 5:05 a.m.
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) -- The 18-year-old suspected wanted in connection with a shooting in Ashland that ended up injuring a juvenile Wednesday is behind bars.
Malackhi Mullins has been booked into the Boyd County Detention Center, according to officials there.
Mullins was booked into the jail sometime after midnight Friday.
He is facing an attempted murder charge in connection with the shooting, and his bond was set at $100,000.
The suspected getaway driver, 19-year-old Kaitelynn Kackley, was arrested on attempted murder charges just before midnight Thursday.
Her bond has also been set at $100,000.
The shooting happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of Belmont Street in a residential area of Ashland.
Mullins was considered to be armed and dangerous.
Despite the victim’s injuries, he is expected to recover, investigators said.
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UPDATE 8/11/23 @ 12:45 a.m.
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) -- A woman who was driving a car connected with a shooting in Ashland that injured a juvenile Wednesday has been arrested, Ashland Police said late Thursday on social media.
Kaitelynn Kackley, 19, of Ashland, was taken to the Boyd County Detention Center. She was arrested just before midnight.
According to officials with the Boyd County Detention Center, Kackley faces an attempted murder charge in connection with the shooting.
Ashland Police say more charges are possible.
A man, Malackhi Mullins, 18, is still wanted in connection with the incident. It happened around 4 p.m. Wednesday in the 2000 block of Belmont Street in a residential area of Ashland.
Police believe the suspects left the scene in a gray Honda. Mullins is considered to be armed and dangerous.
Despite the victim’s injuries, he is expected to recover, investigators said.
This is a developing story.
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UPDATE 8/10/23 @ 1:34 a.m.
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - Ashland Police have identified a suspect after a juvenile was injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon.
Ashland Police are searching for 18-year old Malackhi Mullins. He is accused of attempted murder and first-degree wanton endangerment in connection with the shooting.
Ashland Police say the shooting happened about 4 Wednesday afternoon in the 2000 block of Belmont Street. The victim was flown to the hospital. Officers say the victim is stable.
Police describe the suspect, Malackhi Mullins, as 5′10, 125 lbs. with brown eyes and black hair. He is considered armed and dangerous. Police believe he left the scene in a gray Honda. No license plate information has been released.
ORIGINAL STORY 8/9/23
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - Ashland Police responded late Wednesday afternoon to a shooting reported in the city, Boyd County 911 dispatchers say.
The call came into dispatchers around 4:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Belmont Street.
There’s no word if injuries were involved.
We’ve reached out to the Ashland Police Department for more information.
APD Chief Todd Kelley issued the following statement late Wednesday night:
“Right now, they are still investigating and we cannot share details that it could compromise what we are investigating. When we have reached the stage for release of information we will.”
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