A late-night argument outside a North Corbin gas station ended with a 28-year-old Barbourville man dead and an 18-year-old Corbin teen jailed on a murder charge. Corbin police say Dustin Deaton was shot after a dispute with Mark Allen escalated in the parking lot of a Speedy Mart early Sunday morning.
According to thenewsjournal.net, officers responded at approximately 1:30 a.m. Sunday to a report of shots fired at the Speedy Mart located at the intersection of KY 3041 and US 25 in North Corbin. Police say the victim, Dustin Deaton, 28, of Barbourville, died from a gunshot wound, as reported by wkyt.com. The Corbin Police Department described it as a fatal shooting that happened in a parking lot in North Corbin that Sunday morning.
Argument Escalates Into Gunfire
Police say Allen and Deaton got into an argument and it escalated, prompting Allen to allegedly shoot Deaton, per the same WKYT account. The Lexington Herald-Leader reported that Allen was being held at the Knox County Detention Center Monday morning. No other details about what sparked the confrontation have been released.
The Corbin Police Department has arrested Mark Allen, 18, of Corbin, and he has been charged in the murder of Dustin Deaton, the station's report states. Allen was located and subsequently arrested with assistance from the Barbourville Police Department, Knox County Sheriff's Office and Kentucky State Police, according to thenewsjournal.net's account of the arrest.
Multiple Agencies Responded At The Scene
The response to the shooting drew several local and state agencies. Assisting at the scene were Patrolman First Class Brentley Patrick, Patrolman Jonas Saunders, the Corbin Fire Department, Knox County EMS, Kentucky State Police and the Knox County Coroner's Office, according to the earlier thenewsjournal.net report on the shooting. Detective Robbie Hodge is continuing the investigation, that outlet also reported.
The Corbin Police Department offered condolences to Deaton's family and friends following the shooting, but said it had no other information to release about the case at this time. The investigation remains active, and police have not disclosed further details about what led up to the confrontation between Allen and Deaton.
