2021 Shooting case likely headed to trial

Resolution no longer seems likely in the case against the suspect accused of shooting a woman in May of last year on North Elm Street.

Trial is currently set for January 5 for 26-year old Marshawn Taylor of Hopkinsville and attorney David Rye told Judge Andrew Self Monday morning that it appears now that’s where the case is headed.

Taylor allegedly shot 27-year old Marka Smith of Owensboro in the wrist and hip while she was sitting in a vehicle in the 100 block of North Elm in May of 2021. He’s charged with assault in the first-degree, first-degree wanton endangerment and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.