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Kentucky State Police trooper Hayden Phillips killed in I-65 shooting; Emonnie Branch taken into custody

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 651855f2-d153-4538-a6d2-cdff6ac0a8e7.

Where
Warren Countyresolved to locality37.053, -86.208
When
Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-09-28 · last update 2026-09-30
Sourcing
46 reports46 reports across 32 outlets · independence not established
How far this got
localizednamed facility unresolvedThis signal has no sensor recommendation, so there is nothing specific to look for.

Summary

Kentucky State Police Trooper Hayden Phillips was fatally shot during a traffic stop on Interstate 65 near mile marker 38 in Warren County, Kentucky, on September 28, 2026. The suspect, Emonnie Branch, a Tennessee man, fled the scene in a bluish-gray Honda Civic with Alabama temporary tag TN018596 but was later taken into custody by Louisville Metro Police. Branch has been charged with murder of a first responder. A Blue Alert was issued and subsequently canceled. Phillips, a three-year veteran of the Kentucky State Police assigned to Post 3 in Bowling Green, was described as a devoted husband and father of three. The investigation is ongoing with federal prosecutors involved to support state prosecutors.

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What remains unresolved

  • named facility unresolved

Timeline

46 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

    46 change(s) before the history shown here.

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    46 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

    Related events

    1 related event(s) and 4 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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