A Kentucky State Trooper was taken to the hospital with reported “serious” injuries following a shooting at Blue Grass Airport on Sunday, according to the Lexington Fire Department.
The fire department says that they were dispatched at 11:39 a.m. for a reported shooting with a victim.
A Kentucky State Police trooper was shot, and multiple people were injured in shooting incidents that began near the Blue Grass airport and ended at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Fayette County on Sunday.
According to Kentucky State Police, the incident began around 11:36 a.m. when a suspect shot a trooper near the Blue Grass Airport and fled the scene.
The suspect then traveled to Richmond Road Baptist Church, where KSP and Lexington police were able to “secure the suspect.”
KSP confirmed the suspect is dead and the wounded trooper received medical attention.
The Lexington Police Department held a press conference to provide updated information on the connected shootings that occurred on Terminal Drive and Old Richmond Road on Sunday.
During the conference, authorities reported that two women, who were shot at the Richmond Road Baptist Church on Old Richmond Road, were confirmed dead. The victims were identified by police as 72-year-old Beverly Gumm and 32-year-old Kristy McCombs.
Neither the Lexington Police nor the Fayette County Coroner’s Office has identified the shooter.
This is an ongoing investigation.
Credit: LEX18/Lexington
