'I'M HIT, I'M HIT': OFF-DUTY DEPUTY WAS 'AMBUSHED,' FATALLY SHOT, KENTUCKY POLICE SAY

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An off-duty Jefferson County Sheriff's Office deputy who was shot early Thursday at a car lot in Shively, Kentucky has died, the sheriff announced.

Slide 1 of 12: LMPD block off the roadway on Rockford Lane in Shively where Sheriff's deputy, Brandon Shirley, 26, was shot and killed in the early hours Thursday morning. Shirley was in uniform and working off-duty in an unmarked car when the shooting occurred. He had been with the sheriff's department for two years. Aug. 5, 2021

LMPD block off the roadway on Rockford Lane in Shively where Sheriff's deputy, Brandon Shirley, 26, was shot and killed in the early hours Thursday morning. Shirley was in uniform and working off-duty in an unmarked car when the shooting occurred. He had been with the sheriff's department for two years.