KY man accused of shooting his mother, striking two others with pistol
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- Deputies arrested Beve Begley after he allegedly shot his mother and fled.
- Authorities charged Begley with attempted murder and seven felony counts.
- Three injured victims were hospitalized; one remains unresponsive at UK.
A Laurel County man is facing several charges after police say he shot his mother and struck two others with a pistol.
Beve Begley, 39, is accused of shooting his mother in the arm around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday on Guy Greene Road, about three miles south of London. He also struck two others — a family member and a friend — with a pistol, and then fled the scene, according to the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office.
When deputies arrived at the home, Begley had returned and was sitting near the weapon they say he used to shoot his mother. He was charged with attempted murder, two counts of first-degree assault and five counts of first-degree wanton endangerment — discharge of a firearm.
All three victims were taken to a hospital in London and transferred to Lexington. Their conditions were not available Thursday morning, but the sheriff’s office described the injuries to the two people struck by the gun as severe.
The mother was unresponsive when she was taken to a hospital in Lexington.
A 4-year-old child was asleep in a back bedroom of the home when the shooting occurred, according to the sheriff’s office. Two other family members were also in the home.
Begley refused to speak with investigators after his arrest, according to court documents. He was booked into the Laurel County Detention Center.
Begley is scheduled to be arraigned in Laurel District Court Thursday, according to court records.
