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Shots fired at Clark County fairgrounds, two people injured
LEX 18
and last updated 2021-06-29 23:10:27-04
WINCHESTER, Ky. (LEX 18) â Shots were reportedly fired at the Clark County Fair Tuesday night.
According to the Winchester Sun, Clark County Sheriff Berl Perdue says one person was shot and has non-life-threatening injuries to their lower leg. Perdue also reported another person suffered a superficial wound to the knee area.
The suspects are unknown at this time according to Perdue.
LEX 18 will continue to update this story as more information comes in.
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Nationwide police recruitment struggles felt in Kentucky
and last updated 2021-05-27 19:16:49-04
LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) â Law enforcement agencies across the nation are struggling to fill vacant positions, and Kentuckyâs departments are no different.
According to the Department of Justice, the United States has been experiencing a downward trend in applications and the number of officers sworn-in since 2013. The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports after years of steady growth, the number of full-time sworn-in officers dropped by more than 23,000 between 2013 and 2016. Meanwhile, a survey conducted by the National Police Foundation revealed 86% of U.S. departments are reporting a staffing shortage.
Clark County woman says she feels lost in the system in domestic violence case
and last updated 2020-12-17 19:27:06-05
(LEX 18) â A Clark County woman says she feels lost in the system after repeatedly pushing authorities to get domestic violence orders against an ex-boyfriend and then have them enforced.
For more than a month, Ninya Mason has been in hiding, afraid of what may happen next. I can t work, I can t eat, I can t sleep, I can t drive my car, I can t do anything, she tells LEX 18.
She says she has been living a nightmare. Someone vandalized her car with spray paint. Her tires have also been slashed four separate times.