2 dead at a Lexington, Kentucky, church after suspect shot a state trooper, police say. Suspect is dead

Two women were killed successful a shooting Sunday astatine the Richmond Road Baptist Church successful Lexington, Kentucky, aft a antheral changeable a authorities trooper adjacent the city’s airport, officials said. Two men were besides injured successful the religion shooting.

The shooting adjacent the Blue Grass Airport unfolded astir 11:35 a.m. ET, aft the trooper pulled implicit a conveyance connected Terminal Drive aft receiving a licence sheet scholar alert.

The fishy fled the country and carjacked a conveyance earlier ending up astatine Richmond Road Baptist Church astir 15 miles away, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said during a quality league Sunday.

Preliminary accusation suggests the fishy whitethorn person had a transportation to radical astatine the church, Weathers said without elaborating. The fishy past “fired his limb astatine individuals connected religion property,” helium said.

Three responding officers changeable the suspect, who was declared dormant astatine the scene.

The shooter has been identified, but constabulary did not merchandise his name. The household of the shooter has not been notified, officials said.

The victims who were killed were identified arsenic Christina Combs, 34, and Beverly Gumm, 72. The Fayette County Coroner had earlier identified Combs arsenic being 32.

The men who were injured successful the shooting were transported to the hospital, Weathers said. One antheral is successful captious condition, and the different is stable, helium added. The injured trooper is besides successful unchangeable condition.

The archetypal shooting wasn’t connected to the airport, constabulary said, though officials determination said it impacted a information of Terminal Drive. “Our squad is connected tract guiding passengers to unfastened parking. All flights and operations are present continuing arsenic usual,” airdrome officials said connected X.

Officials convey instrumentality enforcement, connection prayers for victims

In a statement, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear asked residents to convey instrumentality enforcement for their effect to the incidents.

“Please commune for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence, and let’s springiness acknowledgment for the swift effect by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police,” helium said successful a station connected X.

Other officials connected Sunday offered their prayers for the victims.

“Praying for the Kentucky State Trooper injured contiguous and each parishioners injured astatine Richmond Road Baptist Church,” Rep. Andy Barr said connected X. “I’m monitoring this concern precise intimately and I’m grateful for the State Police and archetypal responders progressive successful responding.”

“Today, unit invaded the Lord’s House. The onslaught connected instrumentality enforcement and radical of religion successful Lexington shocked the full Commonwealth,” Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman said successful a statement.

In his ain connection connected X, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul said helium was “saddened to perceive astir the tragic shootings.”

“We are grateful for the brave archetypal responders. Violence similar this has nary spot successful Kentucky,” the legislator said.

“A precise tight-knit group”

The religion was described arsenic tiny and its congregants are mostly related to 1 another, Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said during the quality conference.

“It’s a precise tight-knit radical of radical astatine the Richmond Baptist Church,” Ginn said, adding helium was capable to notify household members of the deaths close away.

A sermon astatine the religion was livestreamed connected Facebook astir the clip of the shooting. The religion pastor, Jerry Gumm, had mentioned decease astir 10 times successful the sermon.

This communicative has been updated with further information.

CNN’s Sarah Dewberry and Susannah Cullinane contributed to this report.

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