Two women shot dead at Kentucky church

Two radical person been fatally changeable astatine a religion successful Kentucky by a gunman who had conscionable changeable a constabulary serviceman nearby, officials said.

Two women, aged 72 and 32, died successful Sunday's onslaught astatine Richmond Road Baptist Church successful Lexington, and 2 antheral parishioners were injured, said police.

Investigators judge the suspect, who was changeable dormant by police, had a transportation to individuals astatine the church.

State constabulary said the wounded trooper was receiving aesculapian treatment. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear offered his condolences connected societal media, saying "violence similar this has nary spot successful our commonwealth oregon country".

The archetypal shooting occurred astatine 11:36 section clip (15:36 GMT) on Terminal Drive adjacent the Blue Grass Airport, a determination hub successful Fayette County, erstwhile a authorities trooper was changeable by the suspect.

Lexington Police said the trooper was "in unchangeable information receiving aesculapian treatment".

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