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A 49-year-old man is in custody after he allegedly shot and killed three Kentucky police officers and wounded several others.

Two law enforcement officers were killed and five were injured when a man opened fire on police attempting to serve a warrant at a home in eastern Kentucky Thursday night, authorities said. Police took 49-year-old Lance Storz into custody late Thursday night. An emergency management official was also injured and...

Authorities in Floyd County, Kentucky, said they were trying to serve a protection order against a local man, but he allegedly opened fire on them in a murderous standoff that lasted hours. Defendant Lance Storz, 49, killed two law enforcement officers, injured five other people, and killed a police dog, authorities said.

The suspect in an hourslong shooting that killed three law enforcement officers and injured several others in eastern Kentucky was charged Friday with several counts of murder, including murder of a police officer, and assault on a service animal, officials said.

A third police officer has died after the shooting in Floyd County that took place Thursday evening. This brings the death toll to three officers and a K9 unit.

FLOYD COUNTY, KY (WOWK) — One more law enforcement officer has died as a result of injuries sustained in a Thursday shooting in Allen, Kentucky, according to Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt. Prestonsburg Police Department says the officer was Canine Handler Jacob R. Chaffins, Badge No. 533. The statement came on Friday at 10:42 p.m. […]

Three Kentucky police officers and a police canine were killed and at least four other officers were injured following a shootout in a residential area in the city of Prestonsburg Thursday night, police said. Prestonsburg Police Capt. Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry were identified among the deceased, as well...

PIKEVILLE, Ky. (WCHS) — Plans for Independence Day festivities in the city of Pikeville have been altered as emergency crews assist in a shooting investigation in neighboring Floyd County. City officials canceled Friday’s Independence Day Festival out of respect for those that were killed and injured Thursday and announced...

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — The victims killed in the Thursday night shooting in Floyd County have been identified. Captain Ralph Frasure of the Prestonsburg Police Department and Deputy Will Petry of the Floyd County Sheriff's Office were killed in the shooting in the city of Allen. Drago,...

UPDATE (July 1, 2022, at 5:40 p.m.): Trooper Matt Gayheart of Kentucky State Police released more details of the horrific shooting that killed two law enforcement officers and a K-9 and left five people injured. According to Trooper Gayheart, all of the injuries sustained during the ambush were gunshot wounds....

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) -- Friday night, WSAZ was getting a first look at a home where a deadly mass shooting happened less than 24 hours ago -- killing three officers and injuring four others in Allen. We found out late Friday night that Prestonsburg Police Officer Jacob R. Chaffins...

Multiple law enforcement officers were shot during a deadly incident in Allen, Kentucky on Thursday, June 30, 2022.

ALLEN, Ky. (WYMT) - Kentucky State Police are continuing to investigate a deadly shooting in the town of Allen in Floyd County, in which several police officers have been injured. Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt tells WYMT that the suspect is in custody as of 10:00 p.m. Thursday and posted...