Paris officer’s life saved by bulletproof vest; standoff with suspect follows

A Paris police officer’s life was saved by his bulletproof vest when a man shot at him Tuesday night.

But one man died in the subsequent standoff, police said. His identity was not released.

Kentucky State Police Trooper David Jones said the officer and Kentucky State Police went to a home on Brent Street in Paris to try “to make contact with an individual.”

Inside the home, the man fired one round, which was deflected by the police officer’s vest, Jones said. Jones did not name the officer but said that “he is ok.”

After the shooting, which occurred at about 9:30 p.m., the officers immediately left the house and set up a perimeter around it, Jones said, while the man remained barricaded inside.

He said he did not know why officers originally went to the home.

In addition to Paris police and state police, the Lexington Police Department sent officers, dogs and its Mobile Command Post to the scene. The Bourbon County Sheriff’s Department and fire officials also were on site.

This story was originally published October 19, 2016 at 12:38 AM with the headline "Paris officer’s life saved by bulletproof vest; standoff with suspect follows."