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Shootout Claims Caneyville Man
03/06/10 MRC
State police are investigating the shooting death of a Caneyville man by Leitchfield Police.
According to a news release from the Kentucky State Police, Leitchfield police responded to reports Friday night of a man outside a gas station on Main Street with a rifle.
Officer Brandon Brooks, Sgt. Jack Holland and Officer Brandon Cook returned fire after 31-year-old Brandon Green refused to drop his weapon and began shooting at them. Green was wounded and airlifted to the University of Louisville hospital.
Gayle Norris, of the state coroner's office, said Green died there early Saturday from multiple gunshot wounds.
Two of the officers in the shooting, Holland and Cook, received minor injuries. They were treated and released from the hospital.
All the officers involved in the shooting are on paid administrative leave pending further investigation.
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