DRY RIDGE, Ky. — A man was airlifted to the hospital Monday afternoon after he was shot by his daughter in Dry Ridge, Ky., according to police.
The Grant County Sheriff's Office said deputies, Kentucky State Police and Kentucky Fish and Wildlife responded to a call on Michigan Avenue after 3:45 p.m. Monday. When they arrived, they found a 67-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the chest.
The man was then flown to UC Medical Center for treatment. Police said the man is stable, but whether he still needs surgery is unclear.
The sheriff's office said they believe 49-year-old Patricia Deering, the victim's daughter, pulled the trigger. She was taken into custody and sent to the Grant County Detention Center and has been charged with one count of first-degree assault and one count of first-degree wanton endangerment.
If convicted on both charges, Deering could face up to 25 years in prison; she could be sentenced to 10 to 20 years for the assault charge and receive up to five years for the endangerment charge.
