A man was shot and killed after charging at officers with a knife, according to Kentucky State Police.
The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team was requested to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Danville on Sunday night at approximately 9:40.
The state police investigation shows that the Danville Police Department received a call about an armed, suicidal subject at an apartment complex on Centre Estates Drive in Danville.
When officers arrived, the individual, 29-year-old Cody Downey, of Danville, “charged officers with a knife,” as a Danville officer shot Downey, state police said in a press release.
He was transported to Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced deceased by the Boyle County Coroner’s Office.
The investigation is ongoing.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
