Two in custody for Bullitt County shooting

Two men are in custody as part of the investigation into a shooting death in Bullitt County Sunday.

The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office says Benjamin Williams and Fulton Juanell Mucker face charges of Murder, Attempted Murder, and Wanton Endangerment following their arrests Monday afternoon.

According to a release from the sheriff’s office, after identifying Williams and Mucker as suspects deputies developed evidence against the two. The suspects were taken into custody in Jefferson County with assistance from the Louisville Metro Police Department’s Fugitive Unit.

The victim of the shooting has been identified as Yuri Valcarcel-Herrera. He was pronounced dead at the University of Louisville Hospital Sunday after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds in the incident, which the sheriff’s office says was the result of a dispute over the purchase of a vehicle.

Williams and Mucker are currently incarcerated in Jefferson County. The Bullitt County Sheriff’s Office again stated that the shooting was an isolated incident with no threat to the public.