Henry County man allegedly threatened to kill police officer, charged after shoot-out

An Eminence man has been charged with attempted murder and first-degree wanton endangerment after a shoot-out with a city police officer, according to Kentucky State Police.

No one was injured and Marvin Galvez, 21, was booked into the Oldham County Detention Center.

Eminence Police Chief Mike Wells said the department received a call about a domestic disturbance at home in Henry County Thursday evening. Maj. John Dudinskie, who is also an assistant chief, arrived and two females exited the house with Galvez following behind them.

According to Wells, Dudinskie maintained a safe distance and ordered the females to leave the scene and go to the police department. Meanwhile, Galvez yelled, “you need to leave or I will shoot you” to Dudinskie.

“Major Dudinskie, a veteran SWAT officer, did a tremendous job by creating distance from the victims of the suspect, trying to get them away from the scene for their safety,” Wells said.

Galvez allegedly went to the back of his vehicle, pulled out a gun and pointed at Dudinskie, who was in his vehicle,Wells said. Galvez repeated, “if you don’t leave, I’m going to kill you.”

Wells said Dudinskie agreed to leave, but he then drew his gun, turned around out of his driver’s side window and engaged Galvez, which led to gunfire. Dudinskie fired the first shot, but Galvez fired about 12 rounds compared to three from Dudinskie.

Dudinskie’s vehicle was hit roughly six times, one of which shot out the back window, according to Wells.

After some time, Galvez ceased fire, and Dudinskie left his vehicle to gain a tactical advantage, per Wells. He then ordered Galvez to put down his gun. Galvez complied and was ultimately apprehended.

“The suspect did not release any statements or anything, but what we believe is that the suspect basically ran out of ammunition,” Wells said.

Wells praised Dudinskie’s efforts, which the suspect’s mother also appreciated.

“She actually wanted to meet with our officer and thank him that he did a tremendous job, showed restraint,” Wells said. “It’s a little feel-good. You don’t always get that from a suspect’s mother, which basically witnessed the whole incident.

KSP is actively investigating, as is protocol with officer-involved shootings.