Ky. State Police Trooper Shot Before Suspect Kills 2 Women at Church
A man with a long criminal history was fatally shot by police after he shot a Kentucky State Police trooper, carjacked a vehicle, then killed two women and shot two others at a Lexington church.
By Valarie Honeycutt Spears
Source Lexington Herald-Leader
July 14, 2025
2 min read
Ryan Hermens | Lexington Herald-Leader | TNS
Police block off a road as they investigate a shooting at a Lexington, KY, church Sunday.
What to know
A 47-year-old gunman wounded a Kentucky State Police trooper, carjacked a vehicle and killed two women at a Lexington church before he was fatally shot by police.
The victims were the mother and sister of suspect's ex-partner; a church pastor and another person were also shot.
The suspect had a long criminal history and had a domestic violence hearing set for Monday.
The man who killed two people at a Lexington church Sunday after shooting and injuring a Kentucky State Police trooper at Blue Grass Airport had a domestic violence hearing scheduled Monday morning.
Guy House, 47, had a long criminal history, including for auto theft. He tested positive for methamphetamine last year in a court-ordered drug test that was part of his probation.
He was released from probation in January, court records show.
House went on a crime spree Sunday that ended with three people injured and three dead, including himself. He shot and injured a state trooper who tried to pull him over outside Blue Grass Airport around 11:30 a.m., carjacked a vehicle in another part of town, then went to Richmond Road Baptist Church looking for the mother of his children.
The woman wasn’t there, and House instead shot and killed her mother and sister and shot and injured two other people.
Police shot and killed House at the church.
The women who died were Beverly Gumm, 72, and Christina Combs, 32. Gumm’s husband and the longtime pastor of the church, Jerry Gumm, and Combs’ husband, Randy Combs, were wounded.
