5 things to know about the fatal officer shooting in Kentucky

Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks was found in a remote area near Interstate 24 in Kentucky on Monday morning after an all-night manhunt. He was armed with a handgun, and did not put down the weapon after being told several times to do so by police, Fox News reported.

Officials said the trooper closest to Johnson-Shanks had no choice but to shoot him. Johnson-Shanks was hit multiple times, Fox News reported.

He died at an area hospital.

1. The trooper has been identified as 31-year-old Joseph Cameron Ponder. The U.S. Navy veteran had been on the force less than a year, having just graduated from the Kentucky State Police training academy in January. 

2. The incident began as a traffic stop. The AP reports that Ponder tried to pull over a driver on Interstate 24 about 10:20 p.m. Sunday. The driver, later identified as Johnson-Shanks, reportedly fled, leading the officer on a high-speed chase. Ponder's police cruiser eventually "made contact" with the suspect's vehicle, according to police reports. The driver allegedly opened fire on Ponder's car, hitting the trooper. The shooter fled on foot, authorities said.

3. Ponder died at a nearby hospital. "Trooper Ponder was transported via ambulance to the Caldwell Medical Center in Princeton, KY where he succumbed to his injuries at 11:41 P.M. CST," Kentucky State Police wrote on their Facebook page.

4. The suspect, Johnson-Shanks, is from Missouri. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said he lives in the Florissant area near Ferguson, according to online records.  Authorities described him as a 5-foot-5 black man who weighs about 140 pounds. 

5. Authorities closed a portion of the interstate to search for the suspect. Early Monday, they were focused on a wooded area between the 45 and 49 mile markers along Interstate 24, KFVS reports. They discovered Johnson-Shanks in a remote area on the interstate.