'Active Police Situation' Shuts Down Northbound Lane of I-75 in Whitley County, Death Investigation Underway

Murder suspect found dead leads to I-75 death investigation

WILLIAMSBURG — A former law enforcement officer suspected of killing his mother early Sunday morning took his own life after police stopped him on I-75 later in the day.

Overnight Berea homicide tied to Whitley County death investigation along I-75

Interstate 75 shut down on Sunday in both directions around the 12.5 mile marker.

'Active police situation' shuts down northbound lane of I-75 in Whitley County, death investigation underway

The interstate was originally shut down in both directions, but police say the southbound lane is now reopened.

Former Laurel County deputy suspected of killing mother before taking his own life on I-75

WHITLEY COUNTY, Ky. (ABC36 NEWS NOW) – Berea Police say a former Laurel County sheriff’s deputy is suspected of killing his mother early Sunday morning, then later taking his own life during a traffic stop on Interstate 75. Investigators say 51-year-old Kevin Berry, a former deputy with the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office, is believed to have fatally shot his 77-year-old mother, Margie Berry, at her home on Leslie Drive in Berea. Authorities were…