FRANKLIN COUNTY, Ky. (LEX 18) — A man is with critical injuries following an officer-involved shooting Saturday morning in Franklin County.
According to Kentucky State Police, officers with the agency responded to the shooting on Devil's Hollow Road around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
Prior to their arrival, two Franklin County Sheriff's officers responded to a call about an individual in a mental health crisis armed with a knife.
During that encounter, one officer discharged their firearm, leaving the man with life-threatening injuries. He was transported to the Franklin Regional Medical Center.
The incident remains under investigation, and information is subject to change through the course of the investigation.
