FRANKFORT KY. (LEX 18) — A 48-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a student and critically injuring another at Kentucky State University is scheduled to appear in Franklin County court Thursday morning.

Jacob Lee Bard of Evansville, Indiana, faces charges of first-degree murder and assault in connection with Tuesday's shooting on the Frankfort campus. The incident claimed the life of 19-year-old De'Jon Darrell Fox Jr. of Indianapolis and left another student in critical condition.

Police say Bard is the parent of a Kentucky State University student.

"It was just something that happened. You know, there was a disagreement and unfortunately, you know, somebody pulled a handgun out and two people were shot, you know, one killed, one critically injured," Franklin County Judge/Executive

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