CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Ky. (WKRN) — A man has died following a pursuit and shooting Monday morning involving law enforcement in Christian County.
Kentucky State Police said they received a call for assistance from the Christian County Sheriff’s Office around 12:30 a.m. regarding a suspicious vehicle at the intersection of Meacham Road and Greenville Road.
The driver was slumped over the steering wheel of the car, which was reported stolen out of Akron, Ohio, investigators said.
Deputies and troopers made contact with the driver and said he would not cooperate, so a trooper tried to remove him from the vehicle.
The driver fled and dragged a trooper with the vehicle until the trooper was able to free himself.
The driver in the stolen vehicle was chased for several miles southbound on Greenville Road and the vehicle somehow caught fire and burst into flames.
During an interaction at the end of the chase, KSP said the suspect was shot by a trooper and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver killed and the trooper involved have not been identified.
The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the incident.