MCDOWELL, Ky. (October 28, 2025) – The Kentucky State Police Pikeville Post received a call on Thursday, October 23, 2025, regarding an unresponsive female in the McDowell community of Floyd County.
KSP troopers and investigators responded to a residence on E Back Street where they discovered a deceased female.
The initial investigation indicated Jill Howell, 34 years old of Prestonsburg, suffered a fatal gunshot wound and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Floyd County Coroner’s Office. Howell’s body was sent to the State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy.
Detective Joseph Coleman is leading the investigation and was assisted on scene by KSP personnel.