‘PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY’

Three Cops and Police K9 Killed in Shootout, Others Wounded by Domestic Violence Suspect

The police officers were serving a protective order when they came under fire.

Three police officers and a police K9 were killed and at least four other officers were injured following a shootout with a barricaded domestic-violence suspect in Allen, Kentucky. Floyd County Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home to serve a protective order when the suspect opened fire—and then shot again when police reinforcements were called in, local TV station Lex 18 reported. The shooter, identified in jail records as Lance Storz, 49, from Allen, was charged with several offenses including murder of a police officer, murder of another person, and one count of assaulting a service animal. Prestonsburg Police Capt. Ralph Frasure and Deputy William Petry were identified among the deceased, as well as K9 Drago and Canine Handler Jacob Chaffins, Kentucky State Police said.In a statement on Facebook, Sheriff John Hunt asked the public to “please continue to pray for all of the men and women involved and the families who have suffered loss.”