The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office identified the slain officers as Deputy William Petry and Prestonsburg Police Chief Ralph Frasure.
Three injured officers remain in hospital, state police said in a statement. One is in critical condition and two are in stable condition. One officer was treated and released, state police said.
An emergency management worker was also injured and a police dog was killed, according to the report.
Police arrested 49-year-old Lance Storz late Thursday night.
Responding officers encountered “pure hell” when they arrived at the scene, Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt told reporters Friday afternoon.
“They had no chance,” he said.
Storz used a rifle to fire multiple rounds at officers around his residence on Main Street in Allen, Kentucky, the report said.
Hunt said four deputies initially responded and then called for backup when shots were fired at them. Officers at the scene were under fire for hours, Hunt said. He said Storz surrendered after negotiations involving Storz’s family members.
Hunt said deputies were serving a court-issued warrant regarding a domestic violence situation. State police were called to the scene at 6:30 p.m., along with local police officers who were already on the scene.
Storz was arraigned Friday morning by a Pike County judge. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of murdering a police officer and was jailed on $10 million bail. One of the charges was initially attempted murder of a police officer, but during the hearing, a judge said it was upgraded to murder. He also faces another count of attempted homicide and assault on a service animal.
State police said in a statement that they are investigating the shooting.
Attorney General Daniel Cameron said Friday in a social media post that he was “heartbroken to learn of the deaths of two law enforcement officers.”
“Our law enforcement showed unimaginable heroism and sacrifice last night in the face of evil,” Cameron said.
“Floyd County and our brave first responders suffered a tragic loss last night. I want to ask all of Kentucky to join me in praying for this community,” Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said in a social media post Friday. morning. “This is a difficult morning for our commonwealth.”
