Richmond Road Baptist Church shooting: Alleged Lexington, Kentucky shooter Guy House; victims Beverly Gumm, Christina Combs
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A man accused of a shooting spree at a rural Kentucky church on Sunday, following the injury of a state trooper, was due in court on Monday for a domestic violence case, a local official relayed.

According to police, 47-year-old Guy House shot a trooper during a traffic stop near Lexington’s airport, fled in a stolen vehicle, and then fired shots at Richmond Road Baptist Church, resulting in the deaths of two women and injuries to two men before officers shot him fatally.

House, whose domestic violence hearing did not pertain to the mother of his children, went to the church seeking her, as reported by the Lexington Herald-Leader and informed by Rachael Barnes, a relative of the woman involved.

Matt Ball, a deputy clerk for family court in Fayette County, confirmed to The Associated Press that House had been scheduled for the domestic violence hearing on Monday.

Police say Beverly Gumm, 72, and Christina Combs, 34, were killed in the shooting. One of the wounded men was being treated for critical injuries and the other was in stable condition, police said. The trooper was in stable condition, police said.

“Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church,” Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said at a news conference Sunday.

The shootings remain under investigation, Weathers said. The trooper stopped House after receiving a “license plate reader alert,” police said.

A woman who witnessed that shooting said it initially appeared to be a routine traffic stop, with the trooper talking to the suspect through an open window.

“And as we were driving by, I heard, ‘pop, pop’ and I knew it was gunshots,” Larissa McLaughlin told WLEX-TV in Lexington.

Police tracked the carjacked vehicle to the Baptist church about 16 miles from where the trooper was shot, police said. Fayette County Coroner Gary Ginn said the church is home to a small, tight-knit congregation.

In a post on social media, Gov. Andy Beshear said, “Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence, and let’s give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police.”

State Attorney General Russell Coleman said detectives with his office were ready to support local and state agencies. “Today, violence invaded the Lord’s House,” Coleman said in a statement. “The attack on law enforcement and people of faith in Lexington shocked the entire Commonwealth.”

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