Mory Burse, the Hopkinsville man who is a suspect in the fatal shooting of Devon Kendrick on Sharpe Street in 2021 appeared in Christian Circuit Court on Monday where his case was continued to wait for firearm testing.
Burse last appeared in court in December where prosecuting attorney, Chad Nelson shared that investigators found a fourth handgun in a quarry near Vine Street that could be involved in the shooting. Since December, Nelson says the firearm underwent ballistics testing, but the results were inconclusive so now the firearm will undergo lands and grooves testing.
With the additional testing Nelson requested that the case be continued to April 8 with the possibility that he and the defense can come to a resolution. Burse’s defense attorney, Ramon McGee says he nor Burse object the continuance.
The trial continuances also come after an alternative suspect in the murder was found. Circuit Court Judge Andrew Self, accepted Nelson’s request for a pretrial conference on April 8.
Self says by April 8 if a resolution is unable to be reached then they will work toward setting a trial date.