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KSP Post 4 Investigating officer involved shooting in E-town

Update 31 Mar 2015: The suspect in the shooting who was later pronounced deceased is Byron D. Herbert (29) of Muldraugh, KY.

By Tpr. Jeff Gregory, Kentucky State Police Post 4, Elizabethtown

ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. - Kentucky State Police Post 4 in Elizabethtown is investigating a shooting involving an Elizabethtown Police Officer. On Sunday, March 29, 2015,, at approximately 7:55pmET the Elizabethtown Police Department received a call of a disturbance in the parking lot of the Kroger Grocery located at 111 Towne Drive, Elizabethtown.

EPD officer Josh Burris arrived a short time later and confronted an adult male suspect who was physically assaulting an adult female and brandishing a handgun in the parking lot. Preliminary investigations, supported by eye witness testimony and video surveillance, indicate that the suspect then fired his weapon. Officer Burris then responded with gunfire that struck the suspect.

The suspect was transported to Hardin Memorial Hospital by Hardin Co. EMS and later was pronounced dead. Further investigations revealed that the suspect had access to additional weapons and ammunition at the scene.

KSP and EPD were assisted at the scene by the Elizabethtown Fire Dept, Hardin Co. EMS, and the Hardin Co. Sheriff's Office. The suspect's identification is being withheld at this time pending notification of family.




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