Police say an officer was dispatched to a residence in the 1200 block of North Broad Street around 5:30 p.m. for a report of a man, later identified as 26-year-old Kyle Varney, “acting out of the ordinary and in need of evaluation.”
The 911 caller said no violence was happening and Varney did not have access to weapons. The call can be listened to here.
When an LPD officer got to the scene at 5:42 p.m., a woman can be seen on video running up to the officer and saying two family members were killed. The woman is also heard saying “he’s got a shotgun.” Screaming could be heard on the bodycam video a few seconds later.
The woman can be heard saying “he just shot her.” Police say Varney fired a shot at another woman at the scene.
Bodycam video shows the officer taking cover behind his patrol vehicle and firing three shots.
Police say Varney’s progress toward the woman stopped, and his weapon was dropped to the ground. The officer said Varney then ran to the back of the house.
