The Owensboro Police Department is investigating a shooting on Sunday that left one person dead. According to the OPD report, officers responded to the 600 block of Sycamore Street around 8:50pm in reference to a shooting. The investigation into this incident has revealed that two adult males were in a verbal altercation in the roadway that escalated to the use of guns by both parties. Both males received gunshot wounds. One of the men, 36-year-old Jerard A Fountain, died from a gunshot wound to the chest. The other man, 24-year-old Preston T. Williams, is listed in serious condition at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital.