Coroner identifies other person who died after incident that killed deputy

RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (WKYT) - The name of the other person who died after an exchange of gunfire that also resulted in the death of Deputy Josh Phipps has been released.

The coroner says he has been identified as 41-year-old Joshua Arnold.

The incident happened Monday evening in the area of the mobile home park on Bluebird Lane in Russell Springs. The sheriff’s office says Phipps was struck by gunfire while trying to locate a suspect who had fled. The sheriff says gunfire was exchanged after the suspect was found.

We’re told 38-year-old Phipps was a three-year veteran at the sheriff’s office.

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According to court records, Arnold was a fugitive on a failure to appear warrant out of Russell County in a case that included drug-related charges, menacing and resisting arrest and tampering with physical evidence. He also had an active case out of Adair County on drug-related charges, resisting arrest and public intoxication.

Authorities have not yet released the details of what happened during the incident.

This is a developing story.