Kentucky shooting: Suspect shoots trooper, injures several at church; later killed

Several people, including a authorities trooper, were injured successful a shooting incidental that began successful Fayette County and ended astatine a religion successful Lexington, Kentucky, connected Sunday, according to authorities.As per quality bureau AP, the shooting spree started astatine 11:36 americium (local time) erstwhile a authorities trooper was changeable successful Fayette County. The fishy past fled the country and arrived astatine Richmond Road Baptist Church successful southwest Lexington, wherever a 2nd shooting occurred, injuring aggregate individuals.Kentucky State Police confirmed connected societal media that the fishy was yet killed, though details astir the circumstances of the decease person not been released. The individuality of the shooter has not been disclosed yet, arsenic per the AP.Governor Andy Beshear acknowledged the bid of convulsive events, confirming connected societal media that “the trooper and others are being treated astatine a adjacent hospital,” and said the afloat scope of injuries was inactive being determined. “Please commune for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence, and let’s springiness acknowledgment for the swift effect by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police,” helium said, arsenic per AP.

Kentucky State Police spokeswoman Sherry H Bray was quoted by The New York Times that the injured trooper was receiving aesculapian attention.Authorities person not yet clarified whether this incidental was connected to different shooting reported Sunday astatine Blue Grass Airport, besides located successful Lexington.