Overview

• At about 11:36 a.m. on July 13, a lone suspect opened fire on a Kentucky state trooper at Blue Grass Airport in Lexington, wounding the officer before fleeing the scene.
• The suspect then fled to Richmond Road Baptist Church, where he wounded multiple worshippers before Kentucky State Police and Lexington Police Department officers fatally shot him.
• The injured state trooper and several congregants were transported to a nearby hospital and are reported to be in stable condition.
• Investigators are reviewing security footage and witness statements to piece together the sequence of events and establish the attacker’s motive.
• This shooting is the latest in at least 229 mass incidents recorded across the U.S. so far in 2025, renewing debate over public safety and gun violence.