At least two Kentucky deputies and a K9 have been killed and five more police officers were shot and wounded in a shootout with a domestic violence suspect who barricaded himself inside his home with his wife and daughter as hostages.
Lance Storz, 49, opened fire on deputies who were serving a court-issued warrant on Thursday evening at around 5pm related to a domestic violence incident in Allen, police said.
Storz immediately began shooting the officers with his rifle from inside the house in Floyd County, according to local news station WMDJ FM.
Lance Storz, 49, opened fire on deputies who were serving a court-issued warrant on Thursday evening at around 5pm related to a domestic violence incident in Allen, police said
Two police officers were shot at that point as the suspect continued firing, reported LEX18.