A murder investigation is ongoing in Calloway County

CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky. (KFVS) – Authorities in western Kentucky are investigating a murder that occurred Tuesday in Calloway County.

According to the Kentucky State Police (KSP), Post 1 received a call from Calloway Co. Dispatch just before 8 p.m. on November 5th asking police for a report of a dead man found along a road in Almo .

The body was found in the 3800 block of Almo-Shiloh Road.

KSP has identified the victim as 34-year-old David A. Dicke of Paducah. An autopsy was performed which confirmed Dicke died from multiple gunshot wounds.

As a result of the investigation, 43-year-old Shelby B. Junior of Dyersburg, Tennessee, was charged with murder. He was arrested and booked into the Calloway Co. Jail.

This investigation is ongoing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact KSP Post 1 at (270) 856-3721.

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