UPDATE: One dead, two injured in officer involved shooting in Russellville
RUSSELLVILLE, Ky. (WTVQ) – State Police responded to a report of a shooting at the McDonalds in the limits of Russellville on North Main Street where a man had shot a woman and left the scene on foot and encountered Officers with the Russellville Police Department which ended in an Officer involved shooting.
State Police say the preliminary investigation shows that 34-year old Joseph Harris of Lewisburg pulled into the McDonalds parking lot and exited his vehicle and shot his former girlfriend, 28-year old Amanda Harper of Russellville, who was waiting in the drive-through line in her vehicle. Harris then fled the scene on foot. Harper exited the parking lot in her vehicle and pulled across North Main Street where she then exited the roadway and struck a building. She was transported to the Medical Center in Bowling Green by Logan County EMS where she is being treated for a single gunshot wound to the upper body and is listed in stable condition.
State Police say Harris walked north on North Main Street where he encountered responding Russellville Police Department Sergeant Morris Kisselbaugh and Officers Stephen Meredith and Seth Whittaker. Upon being challenged by police, investigators say Harris brandished a firearm towards the officers. At this point, all three officers fired at Harris and he was struck approximately three times. Harris was pronounced dead at the scene by the Logan County Coroner’s Office and an autopsy will be performed Wednesday at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Louisville.
State Police say 48-year old Vanna Krang of Russellville was inside the Russellville Donut shop across from where Harris was shot. Krang was struck once in the neck by gunfire, according to KSP. He was flown to TriStar Skyline Medical Center in Nashville where he is listed in stable condition, according to State Police.
No Russellville Police Officers were injured during the incident.
State Police are still investigating.
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