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ARTICLE VIEW:
Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at
Kentucky State University
By Associated Press
Updated:
5:44 PM EST, Wed December 24, 2025
Source: AP
A grand jury has declined to indict the who was in an that killed one
student and critically injured another.
In a social media post after the Tuesday hearing, defense attorney
Scott Danks said grand jurors decided not to indict his client, Jacob
Lee Bard, for the December 9 shooting and he is out of jail. Bard’s
attorneys have said that 20 to 30 people had gathered to attack his son
and family, and that he was justified in shooting two people who were
beating his son.
After the grand jury decision, Kentucky State officials said they
“will cooperate with law enforcement and investigators as
appropriate” and are focused on student safety and well-being.
Bard’s attorneys say the family was moving their younger son out,
with two armed campus police officers present, after withdrawing both
sons from school because of “multiple armed, violent” incidents
against them and other students in the days leading up to December 9,
some captured on security cameras.
When the family and an officer reached the dormitory entrance on the
move-out day, the group of people in masks and hoods rushed out and
began violently assaulting the family and others, including beating the
son’s head against the pavement, the attorneys said.
In October, the younger son reported a burglary in his dorm room to
campus police and received threats of violence afterward, the attorneys
said.
Because of continued death threats, the sons are now staying in an
undisclosed location, the attorneys added.
“Jacob’s actions were absolutely justified under the law, and were
the only measure that prevented his son’s death or serious injury,”
the attorneys wrote.
Investigators have said the shooting was isolated, but they have not
publicly shared details of the circumstances or a possible motive. The
shooting killed 19-year-old De’Jon Fox of Indianapolis.
In a message to the campus community, Kentucky State said the grand
jury decision “does not lessen the pain our community continues to
feel, nor does it change our priorities.”
“Our commitment remains centered on supporting our students and
ensuring Kentucky State University is a safe place to learn, live, and
work,” it said.
The shooting was the second in four months near the residence hall.
Someone fired multiple shots from a vehicle on August 17, striking two
people who the university said weren’t students. Frankfort police
said one victim was treated for minor injuries and the second sustained
serious injuries. The dorm and at least one vehicle were damaged by
gunfire.
Police have said Bard, 48, is from Evansville, Indiana, which is about
150 miles (240 kilometers) west of Frankfort. He had also been charged
with first-degree assault.
Kentucky State is a public historically Black university with about
2,200 students. Lawmakers authorized the school’s creation in 1886.
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