2 Kentucky police officers shot during traffic stop on car reported stolen

An probe is underway successful Kentucky aft two constabulary officers were changeable portion conducting a postulation halt connected a car that had been reported stolen.

The incidental took spot successful the Louisville's Smoketown vicinity astatine astir 8 p.m. connected Tuesday erstwhile officers from the Fourth Division stopped a stolen car successful the 400 artifact of Roselane Street, Louisville Metro constabulary Deputy Chief Col. Emily McKinley said during a quality conference.

Multiple radical were successful the car erstwhile 1 of the occupants began struggling implicit a firearm with the 2 officers, she said.

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Two constabulary officers successful Louisville, Kentucky, are recovering aft being changeable Tuesday nighttime portion conducting a postulation halt connected a stolen conveyance successful the city's Smoketown neighborhood. (Louisville Metro Police Department / Facebook)

Both officers and a fishy were changeable during the altercation. 

Police told section outlet WDRB that 1 serviceman was shot successful the hand portion the different was changeable successful the leg. Neither of their injuries were life-threatening.

The officers, who person not been identified, were taken to University Hospital. The suspect, who was besides not identified, was taken to Jewish Hospital and is successful unchangeable condition, McKinley said.

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Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg briefly joined the quality league Tuesday nighttime to stock that helium visited some officers successful the hospital, adding that they are "in bully spirits and connected the roadworthy to recovery."

"I privation to springiness a elephantine acknowledgment to some officers and everyone connected LMPD who goes [sic] supra and beyond each time to enactment to support each of america harmless passim the full community," Greenberg said.

He besides thanked the University of Louisville Hospital, wherever some officers were taken, for its "tremendous work."

Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg said some officers are "in bully spirits and connected the roadworthy to recovery" during a Tuesday nighttime quality conference. (WDRB Louisville)

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McKinley said the probe is successful its preliminary stages and updates tin beryllium expected connected Wednesday.