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MARSHALL COUNTY, KY — 19-year-old Marissa Copeland of Calvert City died Monday, June 24, at Lourdes Hospital in Paducah after being shot at Lakeland Resort in Aurora Friday, June 21. Her funeral is scheduled for Saturday, June 29.

25-year-old Blake Williams of Dexter, Kentucky, was arrested Friday on various drug charges in connection with the shooting investigation. He was released on bond on Monday.

Copeland’s visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Collier Funeral Home in Benton Saturday with the funeral service to follow.

The daughter of Ronald “Bubba” Copeland III and Tonya Copeland, her obituary says Marissa graduated from Marshall County High School in 2017, where she played varsity softball.