Kentucky State Police trooper shot in Cynthiana Friday afternoon
A Kentucky State Police trooper was taken to University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital after being shot in Cynthiana Friday afternoon.
State police were still investigating to determine what led up to the trooper’s shooting at 4:16 p.m. inside the Cynthiana city limits, Kentucky State Police Captain Paul Blanton said about an hour afterward.
The trooper was shot “multiple times” on Delta Court, the Cynthiana Police Department said in a Facebook post.
State police and officers with the Lexington Police Department arrested the suspect just after 10 p.m. Friday, state police said. He was later identified as LeeQuan T. Taylor, 22, of Lexington.
According to a news release, the dispatch center for the state police post in Dry Ridge was notified of the trooper-involved shooting, and an officer with the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife arrived and took the officer to Harrison Memorial Hospital.
From there, he was taken by ambulance to UK, where he was in stable condition Friday night, the news release stated. Lexington police shut down traffic while the ambulance traveled through downtown.
State police said Saturday afternoon that they expected the trooper to be released from the hospital soon.
Blanton said the trooper was “responsive” after the shooting.
The state police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a tweet late Friday that its Lexington office was helping state police and local law enforcement officers look for the suspect.
@ATFLouisville’s Lexington Office is currently assisting @kystatepolice and local law enforcement in the search of a suspect who shot a Kentucky State Trooper in Harrison County earlier today. We are praying for the Trooper and his family. pic.twitter.com/vpahHDmCqM
— ATF Louisville (@ATFLouisville) January 29, 2022
