2 police officers shot and injured at Kentucky mental health center

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Two Kentucky police officers were shot and wounded at a mental health center early Wednesday.

The officers were treated at a hospital for injuries that were not considered life-threatening, said Ronnie Ward, a Bowling Green police spokesman.

According to WKBO-TV, the shooting took place at the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit. The center treats patients with serious mental illnesses, its website says.

No other information about the shooting was immediately available. Kentucky State Police are investigating. A message seeking comment from state police was not immediately returned.

Ward told WKBO that officers will recover.