LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky State Police are investigating after two Lexington Police officers shot a driver on Thursday night.
The officers were responding to a 9:20 p.m. call about an occupied stolen vehicle that reportedly contained a firearm, according to a news release from the Lexington Police Department. The driver of the vehicle did not comply with verbal commands from the officers and pointed a firearm at an officer, according to police. The officers fired their weapons and struck the driver, who was transported to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening.
The officers were uninjured. They recorded the interaction on their body cameras, as per department policy. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting. In addition, the Lexington Police Department's Public Integrity Unit will conduct an internal review.
The officers are being placed on administrative assignment pending the outcome of the investigation. Police did not publicly identify the officers or the suspect.
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