Two people were killed in a Kentucky church in a gunman who had just been shot dead by a police officer nearby, said officers.
Two women, aged 72 and 32, died in Sunday attacks at the Church at the Richmond Road Baptist in Lexington, and two men of parish were injured, said police.
Investigators believed in the suspect, shot dead by police, having connections to individuals in the Church.
The state police said the injured Trooper received medical treatment. Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear offers his gratitude to social media, saying “The violence is like no place in our Commonwealth or Country”.
Initial shooting occurs at 11:36 local time (15:36 GMT) At the terminal drive near the Blue Grass Airport, a Regional Hub of Fayette County, if a state troops were shot.
The Lexington Police said the Trooper “of the steady state of receiving medical treatment”.
