Kentucky sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills man while conducting welfare check
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- Bracken County deputy fatally shot Justin Gillespie during welfare check Tuesday.
- Altercation occurred after Gillespie fled inside and exited through back door.
- Kentucky State Police launched investigation, withheld further case details.
A Kentucky sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man Tuesday while conducting a welfare check, according to the Kentucky State Police.
The incident happened just before 6 p.m. at a home on East Augusta-Chatham Road in Bracken County. State police said a deputy with the Bracken County Sheriff’s Office was at the home conducting a welfare check on Justin Gillespie, 34.
The deputy was talking to Gillespie on the front porch, when Gillespie ran inside the house. State police said the deputy went to the back door, and when Gillespie exited, and an altercation occurred.
During the altercation, the deputy shot Gillespie, according to state police. Bracken County EMS attempted life-saving measures on Gillespie, but he was pronounced dead at the home.
No other information was released about the shooting. State police are investigating the shooting, as they do whenever a law enforcement officer is involved in a shooting.
State police said they will not release additional information until facts are gathered.
“To protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation, it is KSP’s standard operating procedure not to release specific details until vital witnesses have been interviewed and pertinent facts gathered,” state police said in a news release. “Timelines to complete investigations vary based on the complexity of the case.”
