LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating a shooting that left an officer injured in Lexington on Saturday.
KSP says the Lexington Police requested their assistance into the incident.
According to a preliminary investigation, officers observed four juveniles believed to be involved in a previous shooting on a different day. Those juveniles were seen in the 1000 block Newtown Pike around 12:50 p.m.
Police said when officers approached them to conduct and investigation, one of the juveniles allegedly fired a gun, striking an officer. Another officer returned fire. None of the juveniles were hit.
The officer hit by gunfire was wearing a vest and was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Three of the juveniles, police said, were detained.
The investigation into this incident is ongoing.
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