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Update: Suspect in shooting of KSP Trooper now dead, also

Suspect refused verbal command to relinquish firearm aimed at officers. Kentucky State Police Special Response Team officer fires issued weapon, striking fugitive, Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, who succumbed to his injuries after being transported to Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton
Previous story: KSP Trooper killed in shooting

By TFC Jay Thomas, Public Affairs Officer, KSP Post 1

Eddyville, KY (Tue 14 Sep 2015) - On Monday, September 14 at approximately 7amCT, KSP Troopers located Johnson-Shanks in a wooded area in close proximity to Interstate 24. Upon making contact with Johnson-Shanks, Troopers of the Special Response Team (SRT) observed him with a firearm and instructed him to relinquish it. Johnson-Shanks refused verbal commands and aimed the weapon at the Troopers.

An SRT Trooper discharged his agency issued weapon striking Johnson-Shanks. He was transported via ambulance to the Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton, KY for treatment where he later succumbed to his injuries at 08:23 A.M. CST. The investigation is continuing by the KSP. Multiple agencies are assisting with the investigation.




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