Beege Welborn
Beege ADDS: Gov Beshear and law enforcement are going to be holding a press conference right now, and a local channel reports it looks as if two of the poor people at the church were killed.
UPDATE: July 13 at 4:40 p.m.
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 a 72-year-old woman and a 32-year-old women, who were shot at the Richmond Road Baptist Church on Old Richmond Road, were confirmed dead.
In addition, two men, who were also shot at the church, are being treated for injuries at an area hospital.
God dang. This is just awful.
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There are several folks being treated for wounds, including the trooper.
So, a crime scene gone wrong, where the fellow started a gunfight at or near the airport and then ran, ducking into the tiny rural church.
Initially, reports gave the impression he had targeted the church.
The local news station had an update at 3:30:
...UPDATE: July 13 at 3:30 p.m.
The Lexington Police Department released additional details on the Sunday afternoon shooting that left a trooper, and multiple people, injured.
Officials reported that police arrived at the Richmond Baptist Church in the 5800 block of Old Richmond Road for a shooting with multiple victims. Police confirmed that the suspect is dead.
The church shooting, police reported, is connected to the shooting that occurred on Terminal Drive where a Kentucky State Police trooper was shot. Police added that "while that shooting occurred on Terminal Drive, it was unrelated to the Blue Grass Airport."
...UPDATE: July 13 at 2:00 p.m.
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 is currently receiving medical attention.
EMS responded to the church, where multiple victims are being treated. The exact number of victims and the extent of their injuries have not yet been released.
Hopefully, everyone recovers completely, and our prayers go out to the families of the ladies who lost their lives so senselessly.
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