Two people were shot and killed at a Kentucky church after a suspect who shot and wounded a state trooper fled there, officials said Sunday.

The two people who were killed were identified as Beverly Gum, 72, and Christina Combs, 32, the coroner said at a news conference. The suspect was also killed, Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said.

The shooter has not been publicly identified because his family had yet to be notified, the coroner said.

Two others, both men, were wounded by the gunman, Weathers said. "One victim was reported to have sustained critical injuries, and the other was reported in stable condition," said Weathers. The state trooper was in stable condition, Lexington police said in a statement.

Weathers said the shooter may have had a connection to the victims at

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