Kentucky. A
Georgetown police officer shot a woman when she tried to flee the scene of a
domestic dispute late Sunday night.
Police
responded to a domestic dispute call at a home along Fawn Run Court just before
midnight. Police say the argument spilled out into the driveway, and when
officers arrived, a woman got in a car and tried to leave. Officers say they
made several attempts to get her to stop and out of the vehicle, and her car
hit several vehicles, including two police cruisers, as she tried to escape.
Police say an officer felt threatened, fired a shot and hit the woman.
She was taken
to UK Hospital for treatment. Officials have not released any information on
her condition.
"This is
definitely a rare occasion for us; we're very fortunate in that. And again,
this is a very quiet neighborhood. It's not rare though for domestic violence
situations. We have those in every neighborhood in Georgetown. But definitely
an oddity for it to have to escalate to this situation here tonight."
Georgetown Police Department Lt. Robert Swanigan said.
Kentucky State
Police responded to the scene to investigate the shooting.