(NewsNation) — A Kentucky state trooper was shot and killed Monday after pulling over a car on Interstate 65, the main highway linking Nashville and Louisville. A Tennessee man has been arrested and charged with murder.
Trooper Hayden Phillips was shot during the traffic stop in Kentucky, according to police. The car then drove away and was tracked down by police after a short search.
Police arrested Emonnie Branch, who was identified in a Blue Alert sent after the shooting. Branch will be brought back to the county where the shooting happened to face the murder charge…