A suspect shot a Kentucky State Police trooper before fleeing to a nearby church, where additional shootings left multiple people injured and two dead on Sunday.
The suspect, who has not been publicly identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident began at approximately 11:36 a.m. local time when the suspect shot the trooper during an encounter in Fayette County.
The suspect then fled and arrived at Richmond Road Baptist Church in a rural part of Lexington, where Kentucky State Police and Lexington Police Department officers confronted him.
Multiple injured victims were reported at the church. An injured officer was transported to a hospital for medical care.