Publication date: July 01, 2022 • 4 hours ago • 2 minutes read • 7 comments Police in Kentucky arrested Lance Storz late Thursday night after multiple officers were shot. Photo by Handout /Pike County Detention Center
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ALLEN, Ky. — Two law enforcement officers were killed and five were wounded when a man opened fire on police trying to serve a warrant at an eastern Kentucky home Thursday night, authorities said.
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Police arrested 49-year-old Lance Storz late Thursday night. An emergency management worker was also injured and a police K9 dog was killed, according to the arrest report. 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. 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. 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 originally attempted murder of a police officer, but a judge told the hearing it was upgraded to murder. He also faces another count of attempted homicide and assault on a service animal.
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Hunt said one of his deputies, William Petrie, and Prestonsburg Police Capt. Ralph Fraisur were killed in the shooting. Frasure worked 39 years in law enforcement in Floyd County. Another Prestonsburg officer, Jacob Chaffins, is currently hospitalized, Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton said in a social media post. We apologize, but this video failed to load. Few details from police were available Friday morning from the rural area in a mountainous part of eastern Kentucky. State police said in a brief statement that they are investigating an “officer-involved shooting” and provided few other details. Attorney General Daniel Cameron said in a social media post Friday that he was “heartbroken to learn of the deaths of two law enforcement officers” during the Floyd County shooting.
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“Our law enforcement showed unimaginable heroism and sacrifice last night in the face of evil,” Cameron said. Storz used a rifle to fire multiple rounds at officers around his residence on Main Street in Allen, Kentucky, the report said. Kentucky State Police were called to the scene at 6:30 p.m., along with local officers who were already on the scene. Floyd County Sheriff John Hunt told local media that the suspect opened fire on deputies who were serving a warrant Thursday afternoon regarding a domestic violence situation. “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.” Hunt said several officers were taken to different hospitals.
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