Event Brief
Kentucky trooper shot dead during traffic stop on I-65
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 29, 2026 at 8:12 AM ET
Summary: Trooper Hayden Phillips, 30, was shot and killed after pulling over a Honda Civic with temporary Alabama license plates on Interstate 65 in Warren County, Kentucky. After a high-speed manhunt, police arrested 51-year-old suspect Emonnie Branch nearly 100 miles away in Louisville.
WHO: Kentucky State Police; suspect Emonnie Branch
WHAT: A Kentucky state trooper was shot and killed during a traffic stop; a suspect was later arrested after a manhunt.
WHEN: Sep 28, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
WHERE: Interstate 65, Warren County, Kentucky
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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