A suspect sought in connection with the McKee Street shooting that occurred in June has been arrested by the Hopkinsville Police Department.
According to the department, 23-year old Tavarious Matthews has been arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment and fleeing or evading police. As previously reported, approximately 200 people had been gathered at a party in the 1600 block of McKee Street in June around 2 a.m. when the shooting took place.
Hopkinsville police located five guns that had been tossed aside and approximately 75 shell casings in the area. One person was taken to Jennie Stuart Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds and later transferred to Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
Another victim was treated at Jennie Stuart Medical Center for a gunshot wound to the shoulder and a third person went to Jennie Stuart with a head injury sustained while fleeing during the incident.