Princeton Man Charged in Murder of Eddyville Woman

Kentucky State Police have charged a Princeton man with murder, following the discovery of a body inside a home in Lyon County. 

Troopers say they got a call at around 7:00 pm, Monday, about a dead body at a home on Oak Drive. When they got there, they found 51-year-old Lisa Pace, of Eddyville, inside her home with multiple gunshot wounds. She was pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner.
 
As troopers were investigating, information was received indicating a man had been arrested in Pace’s vehicle in Hopkins County. The Madisonville Police Department had arrested 19-year-old Ernest Atwood Jr., of Princeton, on Tuesday for DUI and license to be in possession. Atwood was lodged in to the Hopkins County Jail.
 
Police said Atwood Jr. and Pace are distant relatives.
 
At approximately 2:00 am, Wednesday, troopers charged Atwood Jr. with murder in the death of Pace. He remains in the Hopkins County Jail.
 
An autopsy was completed at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Madisonville on Wednesday. State police said the preliminary results confirm Pace died as a result of injuries sustained from multiple gunshot wounds. The investigation is continuing.