<p class="speakable"><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/southeast/kentucky" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Police in Kentucky</a> are searching for a motive after a gunman shot and killed two women at a church on Sunday, also injuring a state trooper.</p><p class="speakable">The suspect, who police haven't yet named, <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/crime" rel="noopener" target="_blank">killed two women</a> and injured two men at the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, according to Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers.</p><p>Officials said the suspect opened fire at a state trooper after he was pulled over near the Blue Grass Airport around 11:30 a.m. The police officer is expected to survive. The suspect was pulled over after the state trooper's license plate reader showed an alert.</p><p>"There were some people en route to the airport, and they got out and assisted the trooper," Weathers said. "I appreciate them for getting out and doing what they did."</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/gunman-kills-2-wounds-2-lexington-church-after-shooting-kentucky-state-trooper" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>GUNMAN KILLS 2, WOUNDS 2 AT LEXINGTON CHURCH AFTER SHOOTING KENTUCKY STATE TROOPER</strong></a></p><p>After the first shooting, police said the suspect stole a car 10 miles away from the Blue Grass Airport before opening fire at the church.</p><p>The church is nearly 16 miles from the first shooting.</p><p>While police have not established a motive for the shooting, Weathers said the suspect might have known people at the church.</p><p>"Preliminary information indicates that the suspect may have had a connection to the individuals at the church," Weathers said.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/us/armed-gunman-shot-dead-after-opening-fire-sunday-church-service" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>ARMED GUNMAN SHOT DEAD AFTER OPENING FIRE AT SUNDAY CHURCH SERVICE</u></strong></a></p><p>The two women killed were identified by officials as Beverly Gumm, 72, and Christina Combs, 32.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/politics" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Governor Andy Beshear</a> addressed the shooting on X, asking for prayers.</p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/apps-products?pid=AppArticleLink" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP</u></strong></a></p><p>"Please pray for everyone affected by these senseless acts of violence, and let’s give thanks for the swift response by the Lexington Police Department and Kentucky State Police," Beshear wrote. </p><p><i>Reuters and the Associated Press contributed to this report.</i></p>