LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The name of the suspect accused of killing a Scott County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been released.
According to ABC News 36, Steven Sheangshang allegedly shot and killed Deputy Caleb Conley on I-75 Monday around 5 p.m. during a traffic stop.
Sheangshang is charged with murder of a police officer, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, burglary, theft of an automobile, wanton endangerment and fleeing/evading police in Scott County; and assault, robbery, possession of a handgun by a convicted felon, tampering with physical evidence and two counts of burglary in Fayette County.
Deputies told ABC 36 Sheangshang fled the scene after the shooting but was arrested a short time later.
He’s booked at the Fayette County Detention Center.
This is a developing story.
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