Kentucky police officer shot his son in self-defense in domestic dispute, report says

An officer allegedly shot his son in a domestic dispute in Pulaski County Monday, police said.

Kentucky State Police said they were called to a home on Starlite Drive in Somerset at 4:10 p.m. about a shooting.

When they arrived, they said they found that Devin B. Griffith, 24, of Somerset, had been shot by Jason Griffith, 47, “during a domestic dispute altercation that had taken place at Jason Griffith’s residence.”

Devin Griffith was listed in stable condition Tuesday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital, state police said.

WKYT reported that Jason Griffith is a Somerset police officer and Devin Griffith’s father. The officer fired in self-defense because his son was assaulting him, a state police spokesperson told The Commonwealth Journal. Jason Griffith was unarmed.

Jason Griffith has been placed on administrative leave while the investigation continues, a police spokesperson told the television station.

State police said they will present the results of their investigation to a Pulaski County grand jury.

No charges have been filed against the officer, but charges are expected to be filed against Devin Griffith, according to The Commonwealth Journal.

This story was originally published July 30, 2019 at 6:06 PM.