A group demanding justice for the 19-year-old Corbin man, Phillip "Nick" Davenport, who was fatally shot by an off-duty Corbin police officer in the early hours on February 14 made
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CORBIN, Ky. â The officer involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old Corbin man was officially identified Friday as the Corbin Police Department released more details about the shooting. Family and friends of the teenager say the details don t portray the man they knew.
According to a statement from Corbin Police Chief Rusty Hedrick, Stephen Meadors, a 12-year veteran in the force, was off duty and at his home on Dogwood Cove in Corbin at 2:45 a.m. Feb. 14 when a neighbor contacted him about a person, later identified as Phillip Davenport, causing a disturbance and attempting to force entry into a neighborâs vehicle.
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Troopers with Kentucky State Police are investigating an officer involved shooting in Whitley County. The shooting happened Sunday around 3:30 a.m. in the Dogwood Cove community. Investigators say an off-duty Corbin Police officer was responding after being contacted by his neighbor. After going outside, investigators said the officer was confronted by 20-year-old Phillip Davenport of Corbin. During the altercation between the officer and Davenport, police said the officer pulled his gun and shot Davenport. Whitley County EMS took Davenport to Baptist Health Hospital in Corbin where he was pronounced dead. Sgt. Duane Foley is leading the ongoing investigation.