Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say

Two women died Sunday at a church in Lexington Kentucky in a shooting rampage that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop police stated The suspect in both shootings was also killed The suspect carjacked a motorcycle after the traffic stop near Lexington s airport and fled to Richmond Road Baptist Church where he opened fire city Police Chief Lawrence Weathers mentioned Killed in the shootings at the church were a -year-old woman and a -year-old woman the local coroner disclosed Two other people were wounded at the church and taken to a local hospital the police chief declared One victim sustained critical injuries and the other was in stable condition Weathers declared The suspect was shot by police and died at the scene he commented The suspect was not forthwith identified pending notification of family he disclosed Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church the police chief announced at a news conference The trooper stopped the truck after receiving a license plate reader alert and was shot about a m Weathers disclosed The trooper was in stable condition he disclosed Police tracked the carjacked bicycle to the Baptist church the police chief announced The church is about miles kilometers from where the trooper was shot The shootings remain under research Weathers revealed Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn revealed the church is home to a small tight-knit congregation Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence and let s give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police Kentucky Gov Andy Beshear disclosed in a social media post State Attorney General Russell Coleman mentioned detectives with his office were ready to promotion local and state agencies Nowadays violence invaded the Lord s House Coleman noted in a comment The attack on law enforcement and people of faith in Lexington shocked the entire Commonwealth Source