WEST LIBERTY Kentucky State Police is investigating a Saturday night fatal shooting involving a West Liberty Police officer, according to a news release. Details into the shooting are scant, as KSP has stated it is withholding information in order âto protect the integrity of an ongoing investigation.â KSP further stated it is not policy to release information until âvital witnesses have been interviewed and pertinent facts gathered.â The name, age or even gender of the deceased individual have not been released. At 11 p.m. on Feb. 27, a state trooper stopped a vehicle in West Liberty for a traffic violation, per the news release. The trooper requested back up from the Morgan County Sheriffâs Department and the West Liberty Police Department, the release stated.