The Associated Press
STANFORD, Ken. -- Police shot and killed a Lincoln County man Tuesday morning after a five-hour standoff.
State police said they fired when Jimmy Dale Blakey, 29, exited his house and began walking toward a residential area with a firearm.
Kentucky State Police Sgt. Phil Crumpton said Blakey was driving a stolen car Monday at about 10 p.m. EDT when a Lincoln County Sheriff’s deputy began chasing the man. During the pursuit, the man brandished a firearm, Crumpton said.
Blakey temporarily eluded police, but they later found him at his residence in northern Lincoln County. At about 4:40 a.m., police said they realized Blakey had barricaded himself in the residence, Crumpton said.
The state police’s special response team tried to negotiate with Blakey and convince him to surrender, Crumpton said.
Blakey exited the house about 9:40 a.m. with a firearm, Crumpton said, and police tried unsuccessfully to subdue him with non-lethal force.
“That did not work,” Crumpton said. “The suspect continued toward a residential area. At that point, the security of the residents was in question, so police fired on him.”
Blakey was taken to a Danville hospital, where was pronounced dead, Crumpton said.