A Lexington mother is challenging the Nicholasville Police Department’s account of her son’s fatal shooting at a Nicholasville apartment complex Thursday morning, saying the 31-year-old was gunned down outside during an argument rather than while attempting to break into an apartment.
James Milton, 31, was shot and killed at an apartment complex on Edgewood Drive. His mother, Samantha Milton, was also shot in the arm during the incident.
According to Nicholasville police, the shooter alleged that James attempted to force entry into the apartment after a verbal dispute with his girlfriend the previous evening. Police say when leaving, James saw his girlfriend enter the shooter’s apartment and kicked the door in an attempt to gain entry, prompting the gunman to shoot…