The man accused of killing two women in a shooting in a Kentucky church after hurting a state soldier was expected in court for a domestic violence hearing on Monday, said a local official.
In a chilling story of Sunday’s attack, Star Rutherford, relative of the two murdered women, said Guy House went to the Church of the Lexington area in search of one of his sisters, but they told him that he was not there.
He declared: “Well, I guess someone will have to die then,” and shot his mother, Beverly Gumm, 72, in the chest. Rutherford spoke with the headquarters with Lexington Wkyt-TV headquarters. Later, House killed Christina Comink, who according to the media reports that was another of Rutherford’s sisters. Two men were also seriously injured, police said Monday.
House went to the Baptist Church of Richmond Road in search of her children’s mother, but her audience of domestic violence did not involve her, Lexington Herald-Leader reported, citing Rachael Barnes. She identified Gumm and combs, 34, as her mother and sister.
Matt Ball, an deputy secretary of the Family Court in Fayette County, confirmed to Associated Press that the Chamber had been scheduled for the domestic violence hearing on Monday.
The authorities have not offered any reason and the investigation was ongoing.
The officers faced House, 47, in a rear parking lot after the shootings in the United Rural Church, where many members are related or close friends. At least three Lexington policemen shot, hit home and resulted in their death, authorities said.
The soldier is in stable conditions, and the authorities have not identified the injured.
Sunday’s violence began when the house shot the soldier during a traffic stop near Lexington airport, police said. House fled, forced a vehicle and opened fire against the church about an hour later, police said.
The soldier stopped the house after receiving a “registration reader alert,” police said. House had active arrest orders and shot the soldier when the officer interacted with people in the vehicle, the sergeant of the Kentucky State Police. Matt Sudduth said Monday. The others in the vehicle did not participate in the shooting, they did not flee and have cooperated with the researchers, he said.
A woman who witnessed that shooting said that initially it seemed to be a routine traffic stop, with the soldier speaking through an open window.
“And while we drove, I heard, ‘Pop, Pop’ and I knew they were shots,” said Larissa McLaughlin to Wlex-Tv in Lexington.
The police proved several people to come to the soldier’s help immediately.
“Without the help of several good Samaritans, this could probably have been a very potentially deadly injury,” Sudduth said. He did not offer details about what help he provided and said the police were working to identify them.
The officers tracked the church stolen to about 16 miles (26 kilometers) from where the soldier was shot, police said.
“Please, pray for all those affected by these acts of meaningless violence,” said Governor Andy Beshear on Sunday: “And we thank for the rapid response of the Lexington Police Department and the Kentucky State Police.”
State Attorney General Russell Coleman said Sunday that the detectives with his office were ready to support local and state agencies, saying: “Today, violence invaded the house of the Lord.”
