KSP makes arrest in Shelby County murder investigation

SHELBY COUNTY, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky State Police arrested a man Wednesday night in connection with a murder investigation in Shelby County.

Detectives arrested 41-year-old Brian Myers after 53-year-old William Riddell was found dead in a home in a rural area. He's charged with murder.

In a news release, KSP said Shelby County deputies responded to a reported shooting at 434 Bardstown Trail in Waddy Wednesday morning. They arrived to find a man on the ground. He was taken to Jewish Hospital in Shelbyville, and later released.

Riddell was found dead inside a home in the area. Investigators have not released how Riddell was killed, or how the other man was hurt. It's not clear what the connection between the men was.

"This is a pretty rural area of Shelby County here in Waddy," Kentucky State Police Trooper Bernie Napier said. "There are some railroad tracks close by. Houses are pretty far apart."

After less than day of investigating the case, detectives identified Myers as a suspect. He was arrested after police located him on the Bluegrass Parkway.

Myers is being held in the Shelby County Detention Center.