KY Deputy Shot and Killed Escorting Suspect to Jail

A Calloway County (KY) Sheriff's deputy and a suspect were fatally shot in an incident outside the Marshall County Sheriff's Office Monday afternoon.

Chief Deputy Jody Cash was transporting a prisoner to the Marshall County jail when the man reportedly shot him, Officer Down Memorial Page reports.

Kentucky State Police Post 1 says the shooting happened around 2:10 p.m. Monday. KSP says both the suspect and the deputy were taken to the hospital after the shooting, but both were later pronounced deceased. The KSP Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the shooting, WPSD reports.