BY C STONE | STONE NEWS NETWORK ||| KENTUCKY
Source: bbc
Two people are dead after being fatally shot at a church in Kentucky by a gunman who also shot a police officer.
Two women, aged 32 and 72, died at Sunday's attack site at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky.
Two male parishioners were injured. The suspect was killed by police and was connected in some way with the women at the church.
The police officer who was shot was wounded and receiving medical treatment.
via the BBC:
The initial shooting occurred at 11:36 local time (15:36 GMT) on Sunday near the Blue Grass Airport, a regional hub in Fayette County.
A state trooper pulled over the suspect's car on Terminal Drive after receiving a registration plate reader alert, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers told a news conference.
The suspect shot the trooper, "carjacked a vehicle" as he fled and drove towards the church about 16 miles (25km) away, with law enforcement in pursuit.
Lexington Police said the injured trooper was "in stable condition receiving medical treatment".
"The suspect fired his weapon at individuals on church property," Chief Weathers told media.
"Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church."
Four people - two males and two females - were shot on church grounds. The women were pronounced dead at the scene.
The two male victims were transported to a local hospital, with one sustaining critical injuries and the other in a stable condition.
An official from the Fayette County coroner's office said the church was small and a "majority" of attendees were either related or close friends.
"It's a very tight-knit group of people at the Richmond Baptist Church," official said.
The incident is being investigated by the Kentucky State Police and the department's Public Integrity Unit, police said.
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