Man Accused Of Killing 2 Police Officers And Deputy Dies In Kentucky Jail

Man accused of killing two police officers and a deputy in Kentucky last June has died in jail, the Pikeville Police Department said Wednesday in a news release.

Lance Storz, 50, was found unresponsive shortly after 6:30 a.m. ET Tuesday at the Pike County Detention Center, police said.

Storz was taken to Pikeville Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, according to the release. He’s no longer listed in the Pike County Detention Center, according to online jail records.

A photo of Lance Storz taken at his booking in 2022. - Pike County Jail/AP

The “initial information that we were given yesterday is that he was found in the bathroom,” Floyd County Commonwealth Attorney Brent Turner told CNN in a phone call Tuesday.

While an autopsy report is still in the works, Turner said, “it appeared” Storz had “harmed himself in some manner and was dead.”

His death is under investigation by state police, Pikeville Police and the coroner’s office, the release from Pikeville Police said. CNN has reached out to the Pike County Coroner’s office for more information on Storz’s autopsy.