LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Multiple people at a Kentucky church were injured in a shooting after a suspect allegedly shot and wounded a state trooper, then fled the scene, authorities said. The suspect has died.
The suspect shot and injured the trooper just before 11:40 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 13, Kentucky State Police (KSP) said on social media. The suspect then fled the scene and “[ended] up at” the Richmond Road Baptist Church, where authorities said there were “multiple other victims.”
State police and officers with the Lexington Police Department “were able to secure the suspect” at the Baptist Church. Authorities confirmed the suspect is dead but have not provided additional details.
Nexstar’s WDKY has reached out to Lexington authorities to get more information, and law enforcement officials said updates will be given when they’re available.
The area around the Baptist Church is now blocked off, with police asking residents to “follow all directions given by officers and use alternative routes.”
“Officers will remain in the area until the investigation is complete,” authorities said.
Roughly 16 miles from Richmond Road Baptist Church, officials at Lexington’s Blue Grass Airport reported shortly before 1 p.m. ET that a law enforcement investigation was impacting a nearby road.
A crew with WDKY reported seeing agents with Kentucky State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement, and the Lexington Police Department on scene.
Flights were on schedule and operations were “continuing as usual,” the airport said in a post to X. Arriving passengers were being guided to open parking.
It’s unclear if that investigation is connected to the shooting at Richmond Road Baptist Church, but Governor Andy Beshear acknowledged “a series of incidents in Lexington around one suspect, including a trooper-involved shooting and an additional shooting at Richmond Road Baptist Church with multiple injuries” in a post to X shortly after 2 p.m. ET.
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