Two Women Killed In Kentucky Church Shooting After Trooper Shot

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY – JULY 13: Police assess the scene after a shooting at Richmond Road Baptist Church on July 13, 2025 in Lexington, Kentucky. Two people were killed and two others injured at the church after the shooter shot and injured a state trooper at the Blue Grass Airport before fleeing and eventually stopping at the Richmond Road Baptist Church. (Photo by Michael Swensen/Getty Images)

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

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