(AP) — Authorities
say a central Kentucky police officer who was shot in the head while
searching for a robbery suspect has died.
In a
statement, Kentucky State Police Trooper Robert Purdy says
33-year-old Richmond Police Officer Daniel Ellis died early Friday at the
University of Kentucky Medical Center.
Ellis had
remained in the hospital after suffering life-threatening injuries following
the shooting Wednesday morning.
Ellis and
another officer went to a Richmond apartment, where police say the suspect,
34-year-old Raleigh Sizemore Jr., opened fire on Ellis. The second officer
returned fire and struck Sizemore. He was treated at the hospital and released
to police custody.
Sizemore was
charged with attempted murder of a police officer and unlawful imprisonment
first degree.
Two others
in the apartment during the shootout were also arrested.
