CANEYVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A Grayson County man is dead following an altercation that led to a sheriff's deputy shooting him three times.
Two Grayson County Sheriff's deputies responded to a home on North Main Street in Caneyville around 10 p.m. Thursday to serve a warrant on 34-year-old Brian Abbott, according to Kentucky State Police. When the officers entered the home, Abbott was armed with two knives and charged the deputies, police say.
According to KSP Public Affairs Officer Scotty Sharp, one of the deputies shot Abbott three times.
"At that time, he presented two knives toward them," Sharp said. "They gave him verbal commands to drop the knives. He did not listen to their commands and proceeded to charge at them."
Abbott was pronounced dead on the scene.
The deputies involved have been placed on administrative leave pending the investigation. Neither deputy was injured during the incident.
Abbott has a history of trouble with the law. According to the Kentucky Department of Corrections, he's been convicted for first-degree sexual abuse, third-degree sodomy, third-degree rape and failure to comply with Kentucky’s sex offender registry.
KSP has is taking over the investigation.
Police said it's an unfortunate situation for everyone involved.
"It's a traumatic event," Sharp said. "It's something they have to deal with. Tough, it's a a tough incident."
Neither deputy involved has been identified at this time.
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