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Timothy Keeton

Gender : Male

Age : 69

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/29/2025

Location : KY 1715

City : Martha

County : Lawrence

State : Kentucky

Agency : Kentucky State Police Post 14

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Killed by police during armed confrontation

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/29/2025, Kentucky State Police troopers from Post 14 went to a home on KY 1715 in Martha, Kentucky to look for a woman with active arrest warrants for assault. A neighboring resident, 69 year old Timothy Keeton, came out of his home and told the troopers to turn their cruiser lights off or he would shoot them out. He went back inside, then came out again holding a firearm. Troopers ordered him to drop the gun. Police report that he raised the gun in their direction, and troopers opened fire and killed him. No one else was reported injured. The Kentucky State Police Critical Incident Response Team is conducting an investigation.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://mountain-topmedia.com/lawrence-county-man-killed-in-armed-confrontation-with-police/
https://wp.kentuckystatepolice.ky.gov/news/cirt-11-30-2025/
https://wchstv.com/news/local/man-fatally-shot-by-troopers-who-were-searching-for-woman-in-lawrence-county-ky
https://www.lex18.com/news/crime/ksp-shoot-and-kill-man-after-he-allegedly-threatens-them-during-unrelated-warrant-search
https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/crime/article313262102.html