The incident occurred early Thursday morning.
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(Gallatin County, Ky.) - The Kentucky State Police (KSP) Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) has been requested by KSP Post 5 Campbellsburg to investigate a trooper-involved shooting that occurred on March 27, at approximately 4:45 a.m.
The incident took place at a mobile home park where an armed individual was outside his residence firing shots into the air. To ensure the safety of all involved, law enforcement evacuated residents of the mobile home park.
According to KSP, the individual, identified as James E. Walter, a 54-year-old male from Warsaw, Ky., continued to fire his weapon inside his residence and verbally threatened to shoot law enforcement.
KSP Post 5 personnel attempted to de-escalate the situation utilizing negotiation techniques. At approximately 4:45 a.m., Walter opened the door to his residence and presented his firearm, resulting in KSP engaging and Walter sustaining a fatal gunshot wound.
No other injuries were reported.
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