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Suspect identified in Floyd County shootout, at least one officer shot and killed
By LEX 18 Web Staff
FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt says at least one officer has died and several were injured after a shootout between a suspect and law enforcement in Allen.
Lance Storz, 49, of Allen was identified as the man taken into custody following the deadly shootout with police Thursday night. According to the Pike County Detention Center website, Storz has been charged with murder, two counts of murder of a police officer, and assault on a service animal.
KSP Trooper Matt Gayheart says KSP was called to a scene to help officers after a shots-fired call turned into an active-shooter scene.
Hunt said the incident stemmed from a domestic violence investigation call around 2 p.m. Thursday. Four Floyd County deputies went to the house on Railroad Street to serve an EPO. He said they immediately came under fire.
Hunt reports two officers were hit immediately. Multiple agencies were hit, estimating roughly five or six officers struck.
Injured officers were taken to hospitals in Prestonsburg, Lexington, and Huntington, WV.
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