Details have been released by authorities regarding a shooting that took place on August 20th in Cave City.

Law enforcement responded to a residence on Blackstone Street in Cave City after reports of a woman who had been shot.

Authorities say the female victim contacted a Cave City PD officer stating she’d been wounded.

Law enforcement arrived on scene and heard gunshots coming from inside the home.

As the officers made entry into the home, they found the suspect, identified as Joseph Panariello, who had sustained what authorities report to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head. He was transported to a hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

The victim was airlifted to an area hospital with two gunshot wounds.