Suspect identified in Kentucky State University shooting that left one student dead, another injured

The fishy accused of shooting 2 Kentucky State University students, sidesplitting one, connected field Tuesday has been identified arsenic an Indiana antheral who was not enrolled astatine the school.

Frankfort constabulary said 48-year-old Jacob Lee Bard, of Evansville, Indiana, was booked connected execution and first-degree battle charges successful transportation with the field shooting. Evansville is astir 150 miles westbound of Frankfort. 

Authorities said Bard is not a pupil astatine the university, and constabulary person not provided accusation arsenic to a suspected motive.

Frankfort officers responded astir 3:10 p.m. to a study of a shooting astatine the Whitney M. Young Jr. residence hallway and arrived wrong minutes. By the clip they reached campus, Kentucky State University constabulary had already taken the fishy into custody.

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The shooting happened astir 3 p.m. astatine the Whitney M. Young Jr. residence hallway connected the Kentucky State University field connected Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (@Collins_Wx via Storyful)

Video from the country showed aggregate constabulary vehicles and transgression country portion astir a clump of dormitories.

Police said 2 victims, identified arsenic students, were shot. One died, and the different is successful captious condition. (@Collins_Wx via Storyful)

Police said some shooting victims were students. One died astatine the hospital, and the different remains successful captious condition. The assemblage is not instantly releasing their names.

"We are successful adjacent interaction with the families and are providing each disposable enactment to them," the schoolhouse said successful a statement, adding that counseling and enactment services are available.

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Gov. Andy Beshear said successful a video connection posted connected X that the shooting "appears to beryllium an isolated incident," and that "there is nary ongoing threat."

"Violence has nary spot successful our commonwealth oregon country. Let’s delight commune for the families affected and for our KSU students. Let’s besides commune for a satellite wherever these things don’t happen," helium said.

Authorities from aggregate agencies responded to the shooting astatine Kentucky State University connected Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. (WDRB)

University President Koffi C. Akakpo called it a "senseless tragedy."

"We’re mourning the nonaccomplishment of 1 of our students," helium said during the quality league Tuesday evening. "As a genitor I cannot ideate receiving the telephone I placed contiguous to the parents."

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The assemblage canceled classes, last exams, and field activities for the remainder of the week. The autumn word had been scheduled to extremity Friday.

"Students whitethorn instrumentality location if they choose," the schoolhouse said successful a statement. "Additional guidance volition beryllium communicated arsenic soon arsenic possible."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.