Grand Jury Declines to Indict Man in Shooting That Killed Teen at Kentucky State University

Grand Jury Declines to Indict Man in Shooting That Killed Teen at Kentucky State University
Law enforcement responds to a shooting at Whitney Moore Young Jr. Hall on Kentucky State University's campus in Frankfort, Ky., on Dec. 9, 2025. Hannah Brown/The State Journal via AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky.—A grand jury has declined to indict the father of two Kentucky State University students who was charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.

In a social media post after the Tuesday hearing, defense attorney Scott Danks said grand jurors decided not to indict his client, Jacob Lee Bard, for the Dec. 9 shooting and he is out of jail. Bard’s attorneys have said that 20 to 30 people had gathered to attack his son and family, and that he was justified in shooting two people who were beating his son.