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Background: News footage of the London, Ky., home where Carol Rich was fatally shot on March 14, 2025 (WDKY). Inset (left): Brianna Rich (Laurel County Sheriff”s Office). Inset (right): Carol Rich (Facebook).
In a chilling incident from Kentucky, a woman stands accused of fatally shooting her mother, only to subsequently reach out to emergency services for assistance.
Brianna Rich, aged 27, faces murder charges following the death of her mother, 50-year-old Carol Rich. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies rushed to the residence in London, Kentucky, after receiving reports of gunfire on the evening of March 14, 2025. The alarming 911 call came from Brianna herself, who confessed to dispatchers, “I just shot at my mother.”
Local news outlet WDKY revealed that during the call, Brianna Rich allegedly confessed to shooting her mother approximately five times after what she described as a physical confrontation. During the call, she was heard saying, “I’m holding blankets on her wounds, and she doesn’t have a pulse. There’s a lot of blood.”
When questioned by the dispatcher about the events leading to the shooting, Brianna claimed her mother had “come at me, trying to hurt me and choke me,” adding that it was part of a pattern of ongoing issues that left her feeling trapped in the house.
First responders discovered Carol Rich outside the home upon their arrival, where she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Family members told local CBS affiliate WKYT that Brianna Rich was staying at her mother’s house while she dealt with a drug problem that may have become active again after she was sober for two years.
In an interview with WDKY, Brianna Rich’s older sister, Bridgett Rich, said the fatal shooting was not the first time her sister tried to kill her mother. Bridgett Rich told WDKY that her younger sister “tried to stab” Carol Rich several years ago, but was stopped by her mother’s boyfriend at the time.
Brianna Rich was charged with murder and remains in custody at the Laurel County Correctional Center. WDKY reported that she was ordered on Tuesday to undergo an inpatient competency examination. Her next court hearing was scheduled for June 1.