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Two women killed in Kentucky church shooting after trooper shot; suspect killed, police say

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Two women were killed in a shooting at a Kentucky church Sunday in an incident that began after a state trooper was shot and wounded, authorities said. The suspect was also killed

Police stand at the front of the Richmond Road Baptist Church.
Police stand at the front of the Richmond Road Baptist Church.AP

Two women were killed in a shooting at a Kentucky church Sunday in an incident that began after a state trooper was shot and wounded, authorities said. The suspect was also killed.

In a news conference, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers says it began after the trooper pulled over a vehicle near the airport. After shooting the trooper, the suspect carjacked a vehicle and fled to the church where they began shooting at people there.

The suspect was later killed by Lexington police.