A Kentucky deputy is wounded and a suspect is killed during an attempted arrest

Authorities say a Kentucky deputy was wounded and a suspect killed when gunfire erupted during an attempted arrest. Kentucky State Police say the shooting happened Saturday in Allen County as officers attempted to locate someone involved in an earlier car chase in Simpson County. Police say a male subject was pronounced dead at the scene and a Simpson County Sheriff’s deputy was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said on social media that Chief Deput

ADOLPHUS, Ky. — A Kentucky deputy was wounded and a suspect killed when gunfire erupted during an attempted arrest, authorities said.

The Simpson County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post that police began pursuing a suspect accused of kidnapping a female in Bowling Green early Saturday. The pursuit went through Simpson County and into Allen County and the suspect fired shots at officers. Both offices said any further comment would come from Kentucky State Police. That agency did not immediately release more information.

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