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Severe Damage Over The Weekend Throughout Kentucky

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Throughout the night and early into Saturday morning,  tornadoes touched down throughout the state. 

“The storms that were coming through were rolling. The tornado that hit Madisonville actually went over the top of the Vine grove area around 1:30 this morning,” stated Hardin County Chief Emergency Services Officer Bryce Shumate. While Hardin County suffered minor damage due to high wind speeds, tornadoes damaged more than a dozen counties throughout the state. “The primary tornado was on the ground continuously  for over 200 miles in our state, something we have never seen before,” noted Governor Andy Beshear. This is believed to be the most severe tornado event in the commonwealth.

Police Officer Involved Shooting in E’town

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 Around 9 a.m. this morning, an investigation by Elizabethtown Police Department occurred in the 200 block of Wingfield Court involving a suspicious person. The subject became violent and an altercation ensued. A police officer discharged his firearm at the suspect and the suspect was pronounced deceased on the scene. The officer sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital.

The investigation is now ongoing by the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team.

Fatal Shooting in Elizabethtown

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Kentucky State Police are investigating an Elizabethtown Police Officer-involved shooting.

“Shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday evening, one of our officers was at a resident on Pleasant View Drive as a result of a criminal investigation. The officer at the residence discharged his firearm and the suspect was struck,” stated Public Information Officer Chris Denham. The male suspect was later pronounced deceased. No other information has been released at this time.

Taylor Co. Man Arrested After Standoff with Police

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Kentucky State Police have arrested a Taylor County man after a standoff with law enforcement. Around 7 p.m. on Sunday, December 5th, Post 4 Troopers were working an ongoing investigation that led them to a residence on College Street in the Buffalo Community of Larue County. One state trooper attempted to make contact with the individual at the residence, and the person made verbal treats toward the trooper’s life.

Kentucky State Police’s Special Response Team was later called to the scene, and the individual surrendered around 12:30 a.m. this morning.

42 year-old James Deslongchamps, of Campbellsville, was charged with terroristic threatening in the third degree, and menacing and resisting arrest. He was lodged in the Larue County Jail.

No one was injured during the incident.