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LEXINGTON, Ky. (WDKY) — Multiple radical astatine a Kentucky religion were injured successful a shooting aft a fishy allegedly changeable and wounded a authorities trooper adjacent the Lexington airport, past fled the scene, authorities said. The fishy has died.
The fishy changeable and injured the trooper conscionable earlier 11:40 a.m. ET connected Sunday, July 13, Kentucky State Police (KSP) said connected societal media. Lexington Police person since confirmed the shooting occurred connected Terminal Drive adjacent the Blue Grass Airport, though authorities said it was "unrelated" to the airport.
The fishy past fled the country and "[ended] up at" the Richmond Road Baptist Church, astir 16 miles away, wherever authorities said determination were "multiple different victims." Their conditions were not instantly available, but exigency aesculapian crews were connected scene.
State constabulary and officers with the Lexington Police Department "were capable to unafraid the suspect" astatine the Baptist Church. Lexington Police said determination was an officer-involved shooting astatine the church, and the fishy is deceased. Authorities did not supply further details.
According to police, the injured trooper is unchangeable and receiving aesculapian treatment.
The country astir the Baptist Church is present blocked off, with constabulary asking residents to "follow each directions fixed by officers and usage alternate routes."
"Officers volition stay successful the country until the probe is complete," authorities said.
Officials astatine Lexington's Blue Grass Airport reported soon earlier 1 p.m. ET that a instrumentality enforcement probe was impacting a adjacent road.
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 connected scene.
Flights were connected docket and operations were "continuing arsenic usual," the airdrome said successful a station to X. Arriving passengers were being guided to unfastened parking.
"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," Governor Andy Beshear said successful a post to X portion acknowledging "a bid of incidents successful Lexington astir 1 suspect, including a trooper-involved shooting and an further shooting astatine Richmond Road Baptist Church with aggregate injuries."
