Kentucky sheriff's deputy shot, killed during traffic stop

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WKYT.com: Marion Co. sheriff's deputy dies after shooting

MARION COUNTY, Ky. -

A sheriff's deputy was killed in an early morning shooting Wednesday in Kentucky.

Kentucky State Police said Marion County Deputy Anthony Raikes was shot after making a traffic stop.

According to Lexington station WKYT, he later died during surgery at a local hospital.

The suspect, Dewayne Shipp, 49, was caught overnight by state police in Campbellsville. He was taken to an area hospital to be treated for a leg injury.

Deputy Raikes had been with the Marion County Sheriff's Department for six years.

No further details were immediately released.

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