Dexter, Ky.–The Kentucky State Police have identified the deceased subject in Saturday’s officer-involved shooting in Calloway County. He is John D. Hale, age 42, of Almo, Ky.
A Calloway County sheriff’s deputy and an officer with the Murray Police Department responded to Radio Road in the Dexter community regarding a suspicious person. Following an altercation with law enforcement, the male subject was fatally shot. Neither officer was injured during the altercation.
The KSP Critical Incident Response Team is awaiting the results of an autopsy conducted in Madisonville this morning.
Further details surrounding the incident along with the names of the officers involved will not be released at this time due to the continuing investigation.