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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.

A former Prestonsburg police officer who knew both of the victims said the officers did their job the right way and never cut corners.

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...

Friday afternoon, the Prestonsburg Police Department posted on its Facebook page that the bodies of Captain Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry of the Floyd County Sheriff’s Department are returning from Frankfort toward Martin via Kentucky 114, US 23 and Kentucky 80. Procession to honor captain, deputy killed in...

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.

Two neighbors talked to FOX 56 about what they saw Thursday.

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...

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....

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (KT) – Paul Badgett, the interim pastor of Allen Baptist Church, summed it up rather succinctly. “Evil came and they’re devastated,” he said. “It’s such a small community so when something like this happens it affects everybody." Allen Baptist Church includes many members...

PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (WSAZ) -Several events have been canceled in light of the tragedy that took place Thursday in Floyd County, Kentucky. On Thursday, a violent standoff situation killed two police officers and injured six others, including five additional police officers. In light of the tragedy, the City of Prestonsburg along...