Kentucky police officer wounded in shooting, suspect killed
2 Georgia deputies were killed on the same night while serving a warrant in a suburb near Atlanta
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A person who fired at officers, wounding one, was killed when police returned fire while answering a call at a Kentucky hotel, a statement from Lexington Police said.
Officers responded late Thursday to the Extended Stay America in Lexington and attempted to make contact with a suspect, a police statement said. The suspect fired a gun and one officer was wounded and taken to a hospital, but was expected to survive, police said.
Officers returned fire and the suspect was hit and taken to a hospital, but was later pronounced dead, the statement said. Police did not identify the suspect or any officers involved.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY STUDENT WOUNDED IN SHOOTING, 10 OTHERS INJURED
A police officer was wounded in a shooting while responding to a call at a Kentucky hotel. The suspect was killed when officers returned fire.
Kentucky State Police are investigating.
3 FATALLY SHOT DURING ALLEGED MURDER-SUICIDE IN WESTERN KENTUCKY
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}On the same night, two Georgia deputies were killed while serving a warrant in a suburb near Atlanta and two suspects were taken into custody, authorities said.