HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WTVF) — A Hopkinsville man has been charged with murder after a Bowling Green man was found shot to death in the Little River earlier this week.
Investigators arrested 44-year-old Terrance Christian on Wednesday, July 29, in connection with the death of 34-year-old Clifford Barber.
Officers were called to the river near West Side Park around 6:15 a.m. Tuesday after someone reported seeing a body in the water. Police secured the area and later determined Barber had suffered gunshot wounds to his torso.
In a statement Thursday, Hopkinsville Police Chief Jason Newby said the murder charge marked Christian’s 34th arrest. According to Newby, 27 of those arrests occurred in Christian County and involved allegations ranging from drug trafficking to possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.
Newby also praised investigators, saying officers have made arrests in each of the homicides the city has experienced in recent months.
“My thoughts and prayers go out to the victims, their friends, families, and our entire community who mourns with them,” Newby said.
Police have not released additional details about what led to the shooting.
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