One death after two police officers were shot and injured at a mental health center

UPDATE: November 6 at 7:00 PM (LEX 18)

The person who shot two officers in Bowling Green during a mental health crisis on Wednesday morning was shot and killed during the incident, according to Kentucky State Police.

Two Bowling Green police officers responded to the call about a person having a mental health crisis, KSP reports. That individual became combative, attempted to disarm an officer and gain control of a weapon, shooting the principal of the two.

One of the officers discharged his firearm, striking the individual, who suffered life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Both officers have since been released from hospital and the incident remains under investigation.

ORIGINAL STORY (Associated Press)

Two Kentucky police officers were shot and wounded early Wednesday at a mental health center in Bowling Green.

The officers were treated at a hospital for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, said Ronnie Ward, a Bowling Green police spokesman.

According to WKBO-TV, the shooting took place at the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit. The center treats patients with serious mental illnesses, its website says.

No other information about the shooting was immediately available. Kentucky State Police are investigating. A message seeking comment from state police was not immediately returned.

Ward told WKBO that officers will recover.