India, Sept. 29 -- Emonnie Branch, a 51-year-old suspect, was taken into custody for the fatal shooting of Kentucky State trooper Hayden Phillips in Warren County on Monday afternoon.

The Louisville Metro Police Department took Branch into custody in Louisville's West End area. Branch had fled the scene on a Honda Civic from the shooting on I-65 in Warren County, Kentucky, after shooting Trooper Phillips.

Branch was first identified as the suspect in the Blue Alert issued by the Kentucky State Police, Fox 17 Nashville reported. The Blue Alert, issued in the event of danger to law enforcement officials, was cancelled after Branch was taken into custody.

The investigation into the shooting continues, and Kentucky State Police has not rev...