The gunman behind a deadly shooting spree that ended at a rural Kentucky church, killing two women and wounding a state trooper, has been identified.

The Fayette County Coroner’s Office confirmed that Guy House, 47, died from gunshot wounds after three officers opened fire at him outside the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington on Sunday.

Before fleeing to the church, House allegedly shot a Kentucky State Police trooper at about 11.35 a.m. on Sunday after being pulled over near Terminal Drive near Blue Grass Airport. The trooper sustained non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Lexington Police Department.

Police said House then carjacked a vehicle before driving 16 miles to church, allegedly looking for the mother of his children who was not on the premises, where he opened fire at parishioners.

Churchgoers Beverly Gumm, 72, and Christina Combs, 32, were both pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said. Two male parishioners were taken to the University of Kentucky hospital for treatment, with one in critical condition and the other listed as stable.

Gumm’s daughter told The Lexington Herald-Leader that she was with her mother in the basement of the church, cooking, when House appeared looking for her sister. When he was told she wasn’t there, House reportedly replied, “Someone is gonna have to die then.” The gunman then opened fire, shooting at Gumm twice, fatally wounding her.

Law enforcement members respond to a shooting near Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington (Lexington Herald-Leader)

The gunman was shot by responding law enforcement officers and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

House had a lengthy criminal history, including for auto theft, court records show.

In 2022, House was arrested following a lengthy manhunt in Lexington on fleeing and evading, resisting arrest and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon charges, Lex18 reported at the time.

The gunman tested positive for methamphetamine last year in a court-ordered drug test that was part of his probation. He was released in January 2025.

The suspect had had a domestic situation with an ex-girlfriend who then filed protection orders against him, an official told ABC News.

The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that House was due in court on Monday morning on domestic violence charges.

House was an aspiring rapper who performed under the name “H***y Kong.”

A “favorite quote” listed on his Facebook profile reads: “I done spit bars on federal prison rec yards that departed before me B , it’s hard to compete….”

A county coroner official described the church as small and “tight-knit,” where most attendees were either related or close friends.

On X, Kentucky Senator Rand Paul wrote that he was “saddened to hear about the tragic shootings.”

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear condemned the “senseless acts of violence” and thanked the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police.