Incident

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3-16-2023 Kentucky Morganfield 1-1

Location

March 16, 2023

3200 block of KY-871
Morganfield, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Victim
Participant Characteristics:
- Law Enforcement
Age Group: Adult 18+
Status: Injured

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Brian Eckman
Age: 49
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - Officer shot
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot

Notes

Union County sheriff’s deputy and suicidal man shot in gunfire exchange during stand-off after he barricaded himself inside home in violation of EPO served earlier that day

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Unknown

Sources

URL: https://www.14news.com/2023/03/17/ksp-heavy-police-presence-response-barricaded-person-inside-morganfield-home/

URL: https://www.tristatehomepage.com/news/local-news/union-county/ksp-law-enforcement-officer-shot-in-morganfield/

URL: https://owensbororadio.com/2023/03/17/ksp-investigating-officer-involved-shooting-2/

URL: https://www.wnky.com/ksp-investigates-officer-involved-shooting-in-union-county/

URL: https://www.14news.com/2023/03/17/ksp-heavy-police-presence-response-barricaded-person-inside-morganfield-home/

District

Congressional District: 1
State Senate District: 4
State House District: 12