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FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A Floyd County man is accused of
killing two police officers and shooting six more people during
a barricade situation.

The Floyd County Sheriff’s Department identified the two
officers killed were Captain Ralph Frasure and Deputy William
Petry.

It all unfolded Thursday night in the city of Allen off US 23.
The sheriff said deputies were serving a domestic violence order
when a man opened fire. That man was identified as Lance Storz.

Floyd Co. community reacts after deadly ‘ambush’
Officials said he went on a shooting spree and barricaded
himself in a home for hours. Responding agencies included KSP,
The Louisville Field Division of the Bureau of Tobacco,
Firearms, and Explosives, and agencies from Boyd, Knott, and
Laurel counties.

Seven of the people shot were officers and two of those officers
died. The eighth victim was an emergency management director.
The arrest citation said a police canine was also shot and
killed.

“They encountered pure hell when they arrived, they had no
chance,” Sheriff John Hunt said.

Sheriff Hunt said one officer hid under a car for hours and
suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. He said the police canine
that was shot was inside of that car.

“At one time the car he was under took a barrage of bullets.
Shot the K-9 dog in the back seat,” Hunt said.

We got our first look at Storz on Friday morning, when he
appeared in front of a judge via video. He’s facing murder of a
police officer, attempted murder and assault on a service animal
charges. He had not guilty pleas entered on his behalf for all
of them.

A judge set his bond at $10 million.

“This guy had a plan, and he pretty much executed that plan
almost to precision,” Sheriff Hunt said.

As of Friday morning, it’s still a very active investigation on
Main Street in Allen. It’s a very small town, and our crew at
the scene said there are police cars and investigators it seems
on every street.

We were able to speak to the Floyd County sheriff and county
attorney, who described this situation as “an attack on law
officers” and an “ambush.” They talked about how gunfire was
raining down on the officers responding and they said at first
it was difficult to even know where the bullets were coming from.

With so many impacted from such a small close-knit community,
all of this is extremely difficult.

“I don’t know if there is any comfort for any at this time.
Those people were not just police officers. I think that gets
lost a lot of times, in media across the country. You hear about
something happening in another state. It’s not a police officer
shot. Multiple police officers in this case. Human beings.
People with children, spouses, moms and dads, their world will
never be same,” Floyd County Attorney Keith Bartley said.

The event lasted hours. The state criminal response team arrived
just before 7:00 p.m.

Storz was not booked into jail until about 5:00 a.m. Friday
morning. His next court date is set for his preliminary hearing
on Monday, July 11.

Governor Andy Beshear posted a message about the situation
Thursday night, calling on Kentuckians to pray for families
involved.

Law enforcement agencies from across Kentucky have been sharing
messages of support for first responders involved with the
shooting.

KSP is postponing a 74th birthday celebration and mascot reveal
originally set to take place Friday. No new date has been
announced so far.

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In light on the tragic situation in Floyd County last night, and
out of respect for all involved, KSP will postpone the planned
74th birthday celebration and mascot reveal event previously
scheduled to take place today.
4:57 AM · Jul 1, 2022
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