The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Post 4 in Elizabethtown has been requested by the Elizabethtown Police Department (EPD) to investigate an officer-involved shooting that occurred on October 19, 2024, around 5:15 a.m. EDT. Post 4 detectives arrived on the scene and began an investigation into the incident.
The preliminary investigation indicates that EPD received multiple reports about a male individual inside Baptist Health Hardin Hospital, allegedly possessing a firearm that he had fired inside the hospital. EPD officers responded to the hospital, and upon arrival, officers encountered the individual who was armed with a firearm. During the interaction, an EPD officer fired a shot from his agency-issued firearm, striking the individual. The man sustained life-threatening injuries as a result of the incident and was transported to the University of Louisville Hospital where he is being treated. No officers were injured during the incident.
This information is based on the preliminary investigation into this incident and could be subject to change through the course of the ongoing investigation as investigators interview vital witnesses and gather pertinent facts.
KSP was assisted at the scene by Hardin County EMS, EPD and the Hardin County Sheriff’s Office.
KSP has statewide jurisdiction and investigates officer-involved shootings throughout the commonwealth as requested by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies. KSP is committed to being transparent while ensuring the integrity of the investigation. To protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation, it is KSP’s standard operating procedure not to release specific details until vital witnesses have been interviewed and pertinent facts gathered. Timelines to complete investigations vary based on the complexity of the case.
