PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — We now know the name of a man shot and killed by a state trooper during a traffic stop Friday afternoon.
The Lexington Herald-Leader has reported that the Floyd County Coroner’s Office has identified the man as Glenn Edward Bays, 35, of Harold.
Bays was killed after being pulled over around 3 p.m. Friday. KSP released the following statement about the events leading up to the shooting:
“The preliminary investigation indicates that a KSP Trooper was attempting to locate a vehicle as part of a domestic violence incident investigation,” the statement says. “Upon locating a vehicle matching the description, the trooper conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop the trooper was placed in a life-threatening situation by the vehicle operator, and in response discharged an agency-issued firearm striking the male subject. The individual was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Floyd County Coroner.”
Police have not released the identity of the trooper involved in the incident.
KSP has jurisdiction to investigate officer-involved in Kentucky. The agency typically releases very few details about such incidents immediately after they occur, saying they only release additional information after all evidence is collected and interviews are conducted, in order to “protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation.”