72-year-old killed in Kentucky church shooting was grandmother of alleged gunman's children

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- One of the women killed in a shooting rampage at a Lexington, Kentucky, church was the grandmother of the alleged gunman's kids.

The suspect — now identified by the Fayette County coroner's office as 47-year-old Guy E. House — shot a state trooper during a traffic stop near Lexington's airport Sunday morning.

Kentucky State Police Sgt. Matt Sudduth said Monday the trooper stopped House after receiving a “license plate reader alert,” which showed active arrest warrants for House. Sudduth said House shot the trooper as the officer interacted with people in the vehicle—who were not involved in the shooting, did not flee and have cooperated with investigators, Sudduth said.

House fled the scene, carjacked a vehicle and went to Richmond Road Baptist Church about 16 miles away where he opened fire, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said Sunday.

Investigators said House went to the church looking for the mother of his children. But when he found out she wasn't there, he shot Beverly Gumm, 72—the pastor's wife and grandmother of House's children—and Christina Combs, 34.

Two men were wounded at the church and taken to a local hospital, police said. One victim sustained critical injuries and the other was listed as stable Sunday. Authorities have not identified the wounded.

The trooper was wounded and listed Sunday as stable. Police credited several people for coming to the trooper's aid immediately.

Officers confronted House in a rear parking lot after the shootings at the church. At least three Lexington police officers fired, striking House, resulting in his death, authorities said.

Authorities have offered no motive and the investigation is ongoing.

Matt Ball, a deputy clerk for family court in Fayette County, confirmed to The Associated Press that House had been scheduled for a domestic violence hearing on Monday. However, his domestic violence hearing did not involve the mother of his children who he had gone to the church looking for.

“Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence,” Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday, “and let’s give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police.”

State Attorney General Russell Coleman said Sunday that detectives with his office were ready to support local and state agencies, saying, “Today, violence invaded the Lord’s House.”

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