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Wanton Endangerment

KRS 508.060 — conduct creating a substantial danger of death or serious injury, and firing a gun makes it Class C

  • First degree: under circumstances showing extreme indifference to human life, wantonly creating a substantial danger of death or serious physical injury, a Class D felony, or a Class C felony when a firearm is discharged.
  • Second degree: wantonly creating a substantial danger of physical injury, a Class A misdemeanor.
  • KRS 508.060
  • KRS 508.070
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Sources for this section (2)
  1. KRS 508.060 — Wanton endangerment in the first degree
  2. KRS 508.070 — Wanton endangerment in the second degree

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