Two arrested for involvement in Wednesday shooting

Michael Skidmore and Mark Paul.

Two Corbin men are in jail following the shooting of another man in the early morning hours Wednesday on Little Spruce Creek Road in Whitley County.

According to Kentucky State Police Post 11 Public Affairs Officer Lloyd Cochran, police were notified of the shooting at about 1:16 a.m. Wednesday morning. Upon arrival, troopers from the post learned that David C. McNeil had gunshot wounds to both of his feet. Allegedly, McNeil had been arguing with Mark A. Paul, 41, and Michael Skidmore, 39, both of Corbin and the argument led to the shooting. Police say Skidmore fired “multiple shots” from a handgun, striking McNeil twice.

Authorities did not say what the men were arguing about.

Skidmore and Paul fled the scene of the shooting, but were later located and both now faces charges of first-degree assault. They were lodged in the Whitley County Detention Center.

McNeil was transported front the scene to Baptist Regional Medical Center and later flown to the University of Kentucky Medical Center where he is being treated for his injuries.

Trooper Les Moses investigated the incident. He was assisted at the scene by Troopers Tony Dingess, Brandon Creekmore, Jason McCowan, Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Officer Landry Collet, the Williamsburg Police Department, the Whitley County Sheriff’s Office and Whitley County EMS.