An update from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office:

 

The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been requested to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on January 2, 2023, at approximately 12:49 p.m. EST in Perry County.

 

KSP CIRT responded to the scene, and the investigation into the incident remains ongoing. The preliminary investigation indicates that KSP Troopers were dispatched to the community of Krypton along with deputies from the Perry County Sheriff’s Office. During the interaction with a male subject on the scene who proceeded to become a deadly threat to law enforcement, troopers and a sheriff’s deputy discharged their agency-issued firearms striking the subject. The individual was transported to a local hospital for treatment, where he succumbed to injuries and was pronounced deceased.

 

KSP has statewide jurisdiction and investigates officer-involved shootings throughout the Commonwealth as requested by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies.