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Suspect kills 2 women in Kentucky church after shooting state trooper, police say

LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY, JUL 13 – The suspect, Guy House, 47, killed two women and wounded three others after shooting a state trooper; the trooper is in stable condition, officials said.

  • On Sunday, July 13, 2025, Guy House shot a Kentucky State Police trooper near Blue Grass Airport before driving to Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, where he fatally shot two women and injured two men. Police officers then confronted and fatally shot House.
  • House's actions followed a domestic violence hearing scheduled for Monday, and preliminary information suggests he may have had connections to individuals at the church where the attack occurred.
  • The shooting resulted in the deaths of two women, Beverly Gumm, aged 72, and Christina Combs, 34, while their husbands, Jerry Gumm and Randy Combs, were injured; one of the men is in critical condition and the other is stable.
  • Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear called for prayers for those impacted and expressed gratitude toward law enforcement, while State Attorney General Russell Coleman noted that his office’s detectives are prepared to assist in the ongoing investigation into this attack targeting both officers and members of the faith community.
  • The shooting prompted a police response tracking the suspect from the trooper encounter to the church about 16 miles away, and the incident has left the local community and state officials shocked with investigations continuing.
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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Francisco, United States on Sunday, July 13, 2025.
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