Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder was fatally wounded when suspect Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks allegedly opened fire on the his cruiser.
Rookie Kentucky state trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder was gunned down late Sunday while trying to pull over a man who fled during a traffic stop, Kentucky State Police said in a press release Monday.
Ponder, who had just graduated from the academy in January, had pulled over a car around 10:20 p.m. on Interstate 24 in Lyon County but the driver of the car, believed to be Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, peeled-off and Ponder chased after him, according to the press release.
After a nearly 10-mile chase, the suspect slammed on the brakes and Ponder crashed into the back of his car. At which point the 25 year old suspect allegedly opened fire on the trooper's cruiser, police said.
Ponder, 31, was shot several times as the gunman squeezed off an unknown amount of rounds that also struck the hood and windshield of the car. He was rushed to Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton, where he later died from his injuries, police said.
The suspect fled from the scene and was still at large Monday morning.
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