Two police officers injured, man killed in Kentucky shooting
Two Bowling Green police officers were shot and injured Wednesday, and the man who shot them was killed, according to the Bowling Green Police Department.
The shooting happened at the LifeSkills facility on Woodway Drive in Bowling Green, said Ronnie Ward, spokesperson for Bowling Green police.
The officers were treated at a hospital and have been released.
Kentucky State Police said the incident began when Bowling Green police received a report of a man experiencing a mental health crisis at the facility. The man was combative with officers and “attempted to disarm one of the officers and was able to gain control of a weapon.”
The man fired at least one shot toward the officers, according to KSP. One officer returned fire and shot the man. He was declared dead at the scene by the Warren County Coroner’s Office.
KSP is continuing to investigate the shooting.
LifeSkills is a private, nonprofit corporation that provides mental health, addition and disability services. About 30% of the corporation’s funds comes from the Kentucky Department for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addiction Services.
There are multiple LifeSkills facilities in Bowling Green, but the one on Woodway Drive is the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit. In a statement, LifeSkills said the ACSU will not be available for the remainder of the day but all other LifeSkills services are operating as usual.
LifeSkills said it’s cooperating with KSP’s investigation.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
This story was originally published November 6, 2024 at 1:04 PM.
