WKYT - Home - Headlines

New Information in Police Shooting; Suspect Did Not Have Gun

Updated: Wed 12:29 AM, Nov 01, 2006
Video will be available shortly

New information about the tragic shooting death of a Kentucky Police Officer.

Bowling Green Police Sergeant David Whitson died in the line of duty Tuesday morning. Now, investigators say another officer may have accidentally shot Whitson during a fight with a suspect.

Around ten-thirty, Bowling Green Police Officers were called to a home on Vine Street. That's where a man was threatening a woman with knives.

Police say the suspect attacked Sergeant Whitson, and that two other officers used deadly force to try and protect Whitson. In the process, both Whitson and the suspect were shot.
The two died less than an hour later at a hospital.

Police won't say Whitson was shot by a fellow officer, but do say the suspect never had a gun.

The two officers who were involved are on administrative leave until the investigation is over.


Current Conditions

Weather for Lexington, Kentucky
74° F
Partly Cloudy
Wed
84 67
Thu
71 58
Fri
66 43
Sat
69 43

Opinion

What are you doing Memorial Day weekend?

Traveling
Staying home
Have to work
Nothing, enjoying time off

Most Commented

powered by Disqus

Enter your number for a chance to win great prizes!
Message and data rates may apply
Refuse to Lose

Viewer Photos

Text Links

Premium reloading brass once fired

WKYT

2851 Winchester Rd. Lexington, Ky 40509 859-299-0411 - switchboard 859-299-2727 - newsroom
Gray Television, Inc. - Copyright © 2002-2013 - Designed by Gray Digital Media - Powered by Clickability
User Agent: CCBot/2.0 - 4535346