A suspect allegedly involved in a robbery and an officer shooting in Hopkinsville early Monday morning has prior charges in an officer-involved shooting in Tennessee.
According to The Leaf-Chronicle, on Sept. 1, 2011, Keith Kuzyk fled after shoplifting at a Dollar General on Highway 48. During the pursuit, he shot at deputies in Montgomery County with a rifle as many as 20 times.
The pursuit stopped when he lost control of the truck and wrecked. He was ejected from the truck and had severe injuries. He plead guilty and was sentenced to eight years in prison, with six years for aggravated assault and two for evading arrest, to be served concurrently. Kuzyk only had to serve 30 percent of that sentence.
On Aug. 16, 2011, Kuzyk and Mark DeWayne McMurry were charged with first-degree premeditated murder and especially aggravated robbery in the August 2011 shooting death of 27-year-old Douglas “DJ” Ramey at 45 Crossland Avenue in Clarksville.
According to The Leaf-Chronicle, Kuzyk and Mark DeWayne McMurry killed Ramey in the “perpetration” of a robbery. Both were accused of using a .25 caliber handgun to take narcotics and personal property from Ramey.