An officer-involved shooting Wednesday morning that left a Bowling Green man dead is being investigated by the Kentucky State Police.
The KSP Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been requested by the Bowling Green Police Department (BGPD) for help. The preliminary investigation indicates two BGPD officers responded to a call for service around 4:30 a.m. involving an individual who was experiencing a mental health crisis.
During the encounter, the individual became combative, attempted to disarm one of the officers and was able to gain control of a weapon, firing it in the direction of the two officers. One of the BGPD officers fired their agency-issued firearm, striking the individual. The man, whose name has not yet been released, sustained life-threatening injuries as a result and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Warren County Coroner’s Office.
Both officers sustained non-life-threatening injuries from apparent gunshot wounds during the incident and were transported to a local hospital where they have both been treated and released.
The KSP notes information could be subject to change through the course of the ongoing investigation as investigators interview vital witnesses and gather pertinent facts.
KSP was assisted at the scene by the Bowling Green Police Department, Warren County Coroner’s Office and Med-Com EMS.
KSP has statewide jurisdiction and investigates officer-involved shootings throughout Kentucky as requested by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
