Kentucky church shooting leaves 3 dead, including suspect
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Three family members of the women killed Sunday afternoon at Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington recounted the chaotic scene in an interview with the Herald-Leader.
Two people were killed at a Kentucky church after a gunman who earlier shot and wounded a state trooper fled there, according to local police.
The day was interrupted when a man came on church property and shot four people, killing two women and injuring two men. The two women were identified as 72-year-old Beverly Gumm and 32-year-old Christina Combs. One man is in critical condition while the other is stable.
A Kentucky State Police trooper wrote in an arrest citation that the man was acting belligerent on scene and gave the impression hat he was going to draw a gun.
A series of shootings in Lexington left multiple people, including a police officer, injured. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear confirmed the sole suspect in the incident is dead. Emergency responders treated several victims at Richmond Road Baptist Church,
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