An officer-involved shooting was reported at Russell Springs, Kentucky on Monday afternoon, according to Kentucky-based radio channel WKYR 107.9. A post from the station on Facebook said that the officer who was shot was airlifted to a hospital for further medical care.

Law enforcement officials are investigating a shooting in Russell County.The Lancaster Police Department confirmed in a post on their Facebook page that an officer was shot in Russell County.Russell County Fire and Rescue posted on Facebook that they are mourning with their brothers and sisters at the Russell County Sheriff’s Office,

RUSSELL SPRINGS, Ky. (WAVE) - It has been confirmed the Russell County sheriff’s deputy who was shot on Monday was killed in the line of duty. RCSO Deputy Josh Phipps, a 3-year veteran of the agency, died from his injuries in the hospital, according to Kentucky State Police.