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2 Kentucky deputies shot while serving warrant. Suspect then took his own life, authorities say

Justin Chapman shot two deputies serving a felony child support warrant before dying by suicide; both deputies are hospitalized in stable condition and expected to recover, officials said.

  • Two Boone County deputies were injured after being shot while serving an arrest warrant in Walton, Kentucky, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.
  • One deputy was shot in the chest and the other in the leg, but both are in stable condition.
  • The suspect died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after barricading himself in the apartment complex.
  • Nearby residents were evacuated during the incident.
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Boone County Sheriff officials were attacked by a man who barricaded himself in an apartment and then took his own life.

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2 Kentucky deputies shot while serving warrant. Suspect then took his own life, authorities say

Authorities in Kentucky say two Boone County Sheriff’s deputies have been shot by a man while serving a warrant at an apartment. The man then took his own life.

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