Two people were killed at a Kentucky church after a gunman who earlier shot and wounded a state trooper fled there, according to local police.

A man accused of killing two women at a Kentucky church on Sunday had been scheduled for a domestic violence hearing the following day.

Two women were killed, and three others, including a Kentucky State Trooper, were injured after a suspect shot at the officer and fled to the Richmond Road Baptist Church, Kentucky authorities said on Sunday. Police have confirmed that the suspect is also dead.