2025 Lexington shootings
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| 2025 Lexington shootings | |
|---|---|
 The locations of both shootings | |
| Location | Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Date | July 13, 2025 c.11:35 a.m. (EST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting, spree shooting, killing spree |
| Deaths | 3 (including the perpetrator) |
| Injured | 3 |
| Perpetrator | Guy E. House |
| Motive | Under investigation |
On July 13, 2025, a series of shootings took place in Lexington, Kentucky, United States that left three people dead, including the perpetrator, along with three others critically wounded, including a state trooper that was shot twice during the initial shooting.
Shooting
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The shooting began around 11:35 am EST when a man, later identified as 47-year-old Guy E. House, shot a state trooper at the Blue Grass Airport on Terminal Drive during a traffic stop in which the trooper had received a license plate reader alert.[1]
House then fled the scene.[1] He then committed a carjacking, with no injuries reported, before driving approximately 15 miles to the Richmond Road Baptist Church and opening fire at individuals inside the church during service, killing two women, 34-year old Christina Combs, and 72-year old Beverly Gumm.[1][2] According to the Lexington Herald-Leader, Gumm was in the basement of the church with Star Rutherford who were preparing lunch for the congregation when House barged in looking for the mother of his children, who happens to be Star Rutherford's sister.[3]
Upon arriving and discovering she was not there, House announced "Someone’s gonna have to die" before beginning the rampage.[3] Gumm was able to duck out of the way of the first shot fired by House but was subsequently shot in the chest, which ultimately caused her death.[3] House then exited the church and shot and killed Rutherford's other sister, Christina Combs, before shooting Gumm's husband and long-time preacher of the church, Jerry Gumm, and Combs' husband, Randy Combs, both being critically injured.[3] Responding officers exchanged gunfire with House, ultimately killing him and ending the rampage.[4] The victims were rushed to University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital for treatment once the rampage was over.[3]
Perpetrator
[edit]Subsequently to the shooting, the perpetrator was identified as 47-year-old Guy E. House (June 20, 1978 – July 13, 2025) of Pewee Valley, Kentucky.[5] According to The Independent, House has a lengthy criminal history dating all the way back to his first crime in 1999, which includes two speeding charges out of Ohio in 2011, as well as auto theft in Kentucky.[6] In 2022, House was arrested and charged with 1st degree fleeing and evading, resisting arrest, and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon.[7][6]
Public reaction
[edit]Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear responded on X writing "I’m heartbroken to share the shooting in Lexington at Richmond Road Baptist Church has taken the lives of two people. Other injuries — including a Kentucky State Police trooper from the initial stop — are being treated at a nearby hospital. The shooter has also been killed."[3]
Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton issued a statement and offered her prayers to the victims stating "Like so many communities across the country, today our community has experienced a mass shooting, resulting in multiple deaths and injuries.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Rehbein, Cindy Von Quednow, Matt (2025-07-13). "Lexington, Kentucky shooting: 2 dead, suspect killed at Richmond Road Baptist Church after man shot a state trooper". CNN. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "2 dead at a Lexington, Kentucky, church after suspect shot a state trooper, police say. Suspect killed". CNN.
- ^ a b c d e f g Pollina, Richard (2025-07-14). "Gunman in Kentucky church shooting declared, 'Someone's gonna have to die,' after learning intended target wasn't there". Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "Three dead, including gunman, in Kentucky shootings at church and airport". NBC.
- ^ Powell, Curadhan (2025-07-14). "47-year-old suspect in deadly Lexington church shooting identified". WLKY. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ a b "Gunman in deadly Kentucky church shooting identified as aspiring local rapper". The Independent. 2025-07-14. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
- ^ "Lexington police arrest suspect after manhunt". LEX 18 News - Lexington, KY (WLEX). 2022-09-11. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
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