KY man barricaded in home found dead after exchanging gunfire with officers
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- Kentucky man fired at officers during warrant service; officers returned fire.
- State police found the man dead; Medical Examiner will perform autopsy.
- Critical Incident Response Team investigating; details released after interviews and evidence.
A Kentucky man was found dead inside a home after exchanging gunfire with law enforcement attempting to serve a warrant Thursday night.
Officers with the Estill County Sheriff’s Office and the Irvine Police Department were attempting to serve an arrest warrant and search warrant at a home in Estill County around 10 p.m. March 19 when Christopher Rose, 46, of Irvine, fired “several rounds” at officers, according to state police.
Officers returned fire, and Rose barricaded himself inside the home.
State police requested the special response team, which attempted to make contact with Rose, according to KSP. Early Friday morning, officers found Rose dead inside the home.
Rose’s cause and manner of death were not provided. State police said the medical examiner’s office is conducting an autopsy to investigate Rose’s death.
The arrest warrant police were acting on was for Rose, according to state police. No injuries to any officers were mentioned.
Friday’s KSP release did not state how many officers returned fire or name those involved.
State police’s Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the incident.
