Officer wounded, man dead in shooting at car dealership
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) — A police officer was wounded and a man was killed in a shooting at a southern Kentucky car dealership, authorities said.
The shooting occurred Thursday evening in Bowling Green, a statement from Kentucky State Police said. News outlets reported that it happened at America’s Car-Mart.
The officer suffered life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital, the police statement said. No other details about the shooting were immediately released.
The wounded officer was identified on Friday as Bowling Green Police Officer Matt Davis, news outlets reported. He was in critical, but stable, condition after being shot multiple times, Bowling Green Police Chief Michael Delaney said in a video posted to Twitter.
Delaney declined to release more details about what happened, citing the state police investigation but said the agency appreciated the community support it has received.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives tweeted that it was assisting Bowling Green Police in an officer involved shooting, but did not give further details.
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear responded to the shooting in a tweet by asking for prayers for the wounded officer.
Kentucky State Police said its Critical Incident Response Team continues to investigate.