A western Kentucky family said a veteran was badly beaten and left to die inside his burning home.
Richard Copeland said his son-in-law, Edward Harris, is a military veteran. He said Harris’ leg was amputated about a year ago because of an infection in his knee. That makes what happened Saturday night even more shocking for Copeland.
“You know, that’s not much a man to beat somebody who can’t even get up and look at you. You know, it’s a real bad crime,” said Copeland.
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He said Harris is a friendly man who would welcome anyone into his home.
“If you knocked on the door, he had no enemies, he’d holler, ‘come in.’ When you’d come in, all you’d see is the back of his head in the recliner. So you know, a surprise attack like that if somebody knocked on the door or kicked it in, he got surprised you know, the way that I look at it,” Copeland said.
Copeland is hoping an arrest will be made soon.
A detective said they have a few leads but no one in custody.
Harris is at Vanderbilt Hospital. He had been hit in the head with something hard.
