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2 police officers are shot and injured at Kentucky mental health facility
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2 police officers are shot and injured at Kentucky mental health facility

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

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

The shooting happened at the LifeSkills Adult Crisis Stabilization Unit, according to WKBO-TV. The center treats patients with serious mental illness, according to its website.

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 the officers will recover.