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Man Wanted for Shooting TN Officer Killed in KY

Following a pursuit Tuesday night around 8 p.m. on Dixie Highway in Louisville, police said a shootout occurred between Edwards and Kentucky State Police with Edwards being killed.

June 29, 2022
Man Wanted for Shooting TN Officer Killed in KY

Samuel Quinton Edwards was killed by Kentucky State Police Tuesday evening. He was wanted for shooting a Tennessee officer. (Photo: Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)

A suspect wanted for shooting a Nashville-area police officer during a Monday night pursuit was killed in an exchange of fire with Kentucky State Police in Louisville Tuesday.

Samuel Quinton Edwards, 34, was wanted in connection to a shooting injuring a police officer in Hendersonville, Tennessee. Hendersonville Officer Cameron Ferrell was reportedly hit once during the attack. He was treated at a local hospital and released, WSMV reports.

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Following a pursuit Tuesday night around 8 p.m. on Dixie Highway in Louisville, police said a shootout occurred between Edwards and Kentucky State Police with Edwards being killed.