Pulaski man arrested in Fairlawn murder

A Pulaski County man reported missing Monday has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to a shooting that occurred in Fairlawn, according to the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.

Korey Rice was also charged with the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, malicious wounding, and brandishing a firearm.

On July 30, Pulaski County deputies responded to a shooting that occurred on Overlook Lane and found a man with a gunshot wound who died from his injuries after being taken to a hospital. The man was identified as Mathew Carper of Blacksburg.

Rice is being held at the New River Regional Jail without bond.