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 commented The suspect in both shootings was also killed The suspect carjacked a bicycle after the traffic stop near Lexington s airport and fled to Richmond Road Baptist Church where he opened fire city Police Chief Lawrence Weathers disclosed Killed in the shootings at the church were a -year-old woman and a -year-old woman the local coroner explained 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 reported The suspect was shot by police and died at the scene he explained The suspect was not right away identified pending notification of family he declared Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church the police chief mentioned at a news conference The trooper stopped the wagon after receiving a license plate reader alert and was shot about a m Weathers reported The trooper was in stable condition he declared Police tracked the carjacked car to the Baptist church the police chief disclosed The church is about miles kilometers from where the trooper was shot The shootings remain under probe Weathers disclosed Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn stated 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 disclosed in a social media post State Attorney General Russell Coleman revealed detectives with his office were ready to endorsement local and state agencies At present violence invaded the Lord s House Coleman explained in a announcement The attack on law enforcement and people of faith in Lexington shocked the entire Commonwealth