Lexington (USA), July 14, ’25 (TNZ) Two women died at a church in Lexington, Kentucky, in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop on Sunday, the Police said.
The Police killed the suspect in both shootings.
Report says the suspect carjacked a vehicle after the traffic stop near Lexington’s airport and fled to Richmond Road Baptist Church.
In the Church, he opened fire, city Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said.
Killed in the shootings at the church were two women, a 72-year-old and a 32-year-old – the local coroner said.
Two other persons sustained wounds at the church and were taken to a local hospital, the police chief said.
“One victim sustained critical injuries and the other was in stable condition,’’ Weathers said.
The Police shot the suspect dead at the scene. They could not immediately identify the suspect, pending notification of family, he added.
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“Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church,” Weathers said at a news conference.
The trooper stopped the vehicle after receiving a “license plate reader alert”, and the Police shot him about 11.30 a.m., Weathers said.
The trooper was in stable condition, he added.
Police tracked the carjacked vehicle to the Baptist church, the police chief said.
The church is about 16 miles 26 kilometres) from where the Police shot the trooper.
The shootings remain under investigation, Weathers said.
Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said the church is home to a small, tight-knit congregation. (AP)
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