UPDATE: Murdered Metcalfe Co. man identified; police say roommate committed kill

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Kentucky State Police have identified the man allegedly killed by a Metcalfe County resident.

On Monday, police arrested 46-year-old Bobbie Lawson, of Summer Shade, after finding a deceased male at Lawson’s home on Nobob Summer Shade Road.

On Thursday, police identified the decedent as 30-year-old Bobby Hubert, of Summer Shade.
Police say Hubert and Lawson shared a residence together. They two men allegedly became involved in an argument resulting in Lawson shooting Hubert, authorities said.

The murder, according to information on Lawson provided by the Barren County Detention Center, took place on July 31.

Lawson is being held in the Barren County Detention Center on a $750,000 bond.