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UPDATE 10/20/24: The Elizabethtown Police Department has identified the suspect as George Lee Jr. of Radcliff. Lee remains hospitalized in critical but stable condition. The EPD says the investigation remains ongoing and charges will be filed against Lee as the case progresses.

The Elizabethtown Police Department confronted an armed suspect at Baptist Health Hardin Saturday morning.

“Shortly after 5:00 a.m. this morning, our officers responded to Baptist Health Hardin, located at 913 North Dixie, on the report of an active shooter,” said EPD Public Information Officer Chris Denham. “Our officers arrived within just a couple of moments of receiving the initial call, encountered the suspect, and an officer did discharge his weapon, striking the suspect. The suspect was not fatally wounded. He was airlifted from the scene to the University of Louisville Hospital where treatment is ongoing.”

Denham said the suspect was an adult male who has not yet been identified. The suspect was confronted by unarmed hospital security staff prior to the arrival of officers.

“The criminal investigation concerning the shooting at the hospital will be conducted by the Elizabethtown Police Department,” Denham said. “Any investigation concerning the officer-involved shooting will be handled by the Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team.”

The suspect’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. No other injuries were reported in the incident. Per standard EPD protocol, the officer involved will be placed on two weeks paid administrative leave. 

The EPD will release more information as it becomes available.

The November 5 general election is just three weeks away, and Kentucky voters who are registered to vote are encouraged to take advantage of the multiple opportunities available to cast their ballot.

Voters looking to request an absentee ballot have one more week to do so.

“It will be open through October 22,” said Hardin County Clerk Brian D. Smith. “If you will be out of the county all days and all hours of voting, or you qualify due to age, illness, or disability, please put in those requests early. To request those, it’s at govote.ky.gov or you can call our election staff at 270-765-6762.”

In-person excused absentee voting will be available weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the clerk’s office October 23 through 30.

With this year being a presidential election, Smith told Quicksie and The Wolf that an expanded turnout is anticipated.

“We expect Election Day to be very busy, so we encourage folks to take advantage of the three days of no excuse early voting,” Smith said. “That’s October 31, November 1, and November 2, that Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Come in, bank your vote, and then you won’t have to worry about something coming up unexpectedly on Election Day. On Election Day, we’ll have 15 locations all across the county to make it convenient for everyone to vote.”

Contact your county clerk’s office for more election information or visit govote.ky.gov.

Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Chair Casey Keown said about 400 people came out to the Logsdon Valley Park Amphitheatre Saturday for their Rock the Park concert event.

“The turnout wasn’t quite what we expected, however, I think everybody that attended was impressed, and I think everybody had a good time,” Keown said. “I know I did.”

The Twin Lakes Skatepark Project is looking to raise $750,000 for the construction of a fully poured-in-place concrete skatepark in Grayson County. While Saturday’s turnout wasn’t as high as the group wanted, Keown said they got high praise from event participants, and the group is as motivated as ever to hit their goal and connect the community.

“A lot of people have doubted us, and maybe that’s a stigma around us being skateboarders, and I hope to kind of change people’s minds that there’s not always a negative connotation with people that are different or don’t think like everybody else,” Keown said.

The concert gave the group a big boost as they pursue their first project goal of $75,000 for design work on the skatepark.

“That includes hiring the skate park specialty construction company, all the schematics, blueprints, 3D renderings, and everything needed for the beginning of construction,” Keown said. “Looking at the numbers this morning, it looks like we did a little over $21,000.”

Visit the Twin Lakes Skatepark Project Facebook page or website to contribute to the project goal or learn more about getting involved.