Incident

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1-14-2025 Kentucky Hawesville 0-1

Location

January 14, 2025

Hancock County Museum
110 River St
Hawesville, Kentucky

Participants

Type: Subject-Suspect
Name: Carl P. Newhard
Age: 60
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Injured

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Wounded/Injured
Officer Involved Incident
Officer Involved Shooting - subject/suspect/perpetrator shot
Under the influence of alcohol or drugs (only applies to the subject/suspect/perpetrator )

Notes

police shot driver when he brandished handgun after crashing his pickup truck into museum’s train caboose following pursuit from Lewisport; school bus offloading children nearby

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: Handgun

Sources

URL: https://owensbororadio.com/2025/01/15/ksp-investigating-hancock-co-officer-related-shooting/

URL: https://www.14news.com/2025/01/15/suspect-shot-multiple-times-by-deputy-hawesville-police-confirm/

District

Congressional District: 2
State Senate District: 8
State House District: 14