PRESTONSBURG, Ky. — Mountain Top News has confirmed that a third victim of the deadly standoff Thursday night in Allen has died.
Prestonsburg Mayor Les Stapleton confirmed that Prestonsburg Police Officer Jacob Chaffins died on Friday.
Earlier, we reported that Prestonsburg Police Capt. Ralph Frasure and Floyd County Sheriff’s Deputy William Petry were also killed. Their bodies were returned to Floyd County Friday afternoon in a procession that stretched for miles, following an examination in Frankfort.
In addition, police dog Drago was also killed in the incident.
Lance Storz, 49, of Allen, is accused of ambushing officers Thursday as they attempted to serve him with an emergency protective order related to a domestic violence case filed earlier that day. That resulted in a standoff that saw both sides exchange gunfire.
Storz was arrested several hours after the standoff began. He was originally charged with two counts of murder of a police officer, five counts of attemp murder of a police officer, and one count each of attempted murder and assault of a service animal. Those charges will likely be amended following Chaffins’ death.
Three other officers and a civilian were also shot in the incident
