US Edition1 dead and 1 injured in a shooting at Kentucky State University in Frankfort
One student died and another remains critically injured after a shooting at Kentucky State University; authorities arrested a non-student suspect and secured the campus lockdown.
- On Tuesday, Kentucky State University reported a deadly shooting outside Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall, killing one student and critically wounding another; a non-student suspect was taken into custody.
- Frankfort Police Department said the shooting appeared tied to a personal dispute and described it as an "isolated incident" near Whitney M. Young Jr. Hall, the second in four months in the area of south campus.
- Responding to an "active aggressor" call at about 3:35 p.m., Frankfort Police Department, KSU Campus Police and Franklin County Sheriff's Office secured the scene, issued a BRED Alert, and placed campus on lockdown.
- Kentucky State University canceled classes and finals for the week, is in contact with families of the victims, and offers counseling to students, faculty and staff as the fall semester ends Dec. 12.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Jacob Lee Board of Evansville, Indiana and charged him with murder and first-degree assault, and CNN analysis counted this as the 73rd shooting on school grounds this year.
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Beshear: Kentucky State University ‘not a mass shooting or a random incident’
Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) and local authorities said Tuesday that the shooting at Kentucky State University (KSU) was an isolated incident. Earlier in the afternoon, two individuals, both KSU students, were shot on the school’s campus, located in the state capital of Frankfort, Ky. The Frankfort Police Department (FPD) said in a release on…
Frankfort police say suspected Kentucky State University shooter is from Evansville
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- The suspect in custody following the fatal shooting at Kentucky State University is an Evansville native. The Frankfort Police Department has identified the suspect as Jacob Lee Bard, 48, of Evansville. Police say Bard has been booked into the Franklin County Regional Jail on charges of murder and assault first degree. [...]
US: Shooting at Kentucky State University leaves one dead, suspect taken into custody
At least one student was killed and another was critically injured on Tuesday in a shooting inside a residence hall at Kentucky State University. Officials said the suspect, who is not enrolled at the university, has been taken into custody. The shooting occurred at about 3 pm. Scott Tracy, assistant chief of police for Frankfort, said at an evening news conference that officers responded immediately. He stated that police believe the incident w…
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