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 noted The suspect in both shootings was also killed The suspect carjacked a wagon after the traffic stop near Lexington s airport and fled to Richmond Road Baptist Church where he opened fire city Police Chief Lawrence Weathers declared Killed in the shootings at the church were a -year-old woman and a -year-old woman the local coroner commented Two other people were wounded at the church and taken to a local hospital the police chief explained One victim sustained critical injuries and the other was in stable condition Weathers stated The suspect was shot by police and died at the scene he revealed The suspect was not without delay identified pending notification of family he mentioned Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church the police chief stated at a news conference The trooper stopped the motorcycle after receiving a license plate reader alert and was shot about a m Weathers declared The trooper was in stable condition he stated Police tracked the carjacked motorcycle to the Baptist church the police chief declared The church is about miles kilometers from where the trooper was shot The shootings remain under review Weathers mentioned Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn noted 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 stated in a social media post State Attorney General Russell Coleman explained detectives with his office were ready to aid local and state agencies This day violence invaded the Lord s House Coleman declared in a declaration The attack on law enforcement and people of faith in Lexington shocked the entire Commonwealth