US Edition1 dead and 1 injured in a shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort
A suspect was arrested minutes after the mid-afternoon shooting at Kentucky State University, where one student died and another remains critically injured, officials said.
- Dec. 9, 2025, Kentucky State University reported one person died and another was critically injured near Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall on its south campus in Frankfort, Kentucky.
- Kentucky State University is a public historically Black university with about 2,200 students, founded in 1886 near the state Capitol in Frankfort.
- Frankfort police said officers responded to an active aggressor at about 3:35 p.m., and KSU Campus Police, the Frankfort Police Department, and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office secured the campus and apprehended a suspect.
- The university announced cancellations and offered counseling and family support services after KSU was placed on lockdown and remained secured until further notice.
- Gov. Andy Beshear confirmed injuries and wrote `Law enforcement are on scene, and a suspect has been arrested`, while officials said there is no active safety concern and withheld the suspect's identity.
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