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The Commonwealth
Breathitt County Shooting
State police continue to investigate a fatal shooting incident in Breathitt county which injured six people including three police officers. Kentucky State Trooper Paul Blanton says the shooting began at a residence in Jackson Sunday.. “The initial complaint that troopers were responding to was that two people has been shot as they drove by a residence," said Blanton.
Blanton says he’s not sure if the shots were being fire in a random nature. A responding state trooper and two deputies were also shot. The gunman was injured by a return of gunfire and later died. Blanton says the investigation should determine who fired the fatal shot.