Man who killed 2 at KY church, shot trooper, had upcoming domestic violence hearing

The man who killed two people at a Lexington church Sunday after shooting 
and injuring a Kentucky State Police trooper at Blue Grass Airport had a 
domestic violence hearing scheduled Monday morning.

Guy House, 47, had a long criminal history, including for auto theft. He 
tested positive for methamphetamine last year, violating his probation.

He was released from probation in January, court records show.

House went on a crime spree Sunday that ended with three people injured 
and three dead, including himself. He shot and injured a state trooper who 
tried to pull him over outside Blue Grass Airport around 11:30 a.m., 
carjacked a vehicle in another part of town, then went to Richmond Road 
Baptist Church looking for the mother of his children.

The woman wasn’t there, and House instead shot and killed her mother and 
sister and shot and injured two other people.

Police shot and killed House at the church.

The women who died were Beverly Gumm, 72, and Christina Combs, 34. Gumm’s 
husband, the longtime pastor of the church, Jerry Gumm, and Combs’ 
husband, Randy Combs, were wounded.

Rachael Barnes, Beverly Gumm’s daughter, said House’s domestic violence 
hearing Monday was not related to her sister.

Another of Gumm’s daughters, Star Rutherford, said Monday, “Guy House 
wanted to hurt my sister or someone she loved.”

Guy House’s criminal history
House was first convicted of a crime in 1999, when he pleaded guilty to 
one count of robbery and two counts of theft. Court records indicate he 
was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

In February 2023, House was sentenced to two years of probation by Fayette 
Circuit Judge Julie Goodman after accepting guilty plea deals in four 
criminal cases, according to court documents. The charges from the cases 
included theft of mail matter, first-degree wanton endangerment, first-
degree fleeing/evading police, possession of a firearm by a convicted 
felon, auto theft and first-degree criminal mischief.

House was ordered to work a full-time job, consent to random drug testing, 
enter drug court and comply with all rules and regulations with the 
Division of Probation and Parole as part of his probation, according to 
court documents.

In August 2024, just a few months before the end of his probation period, 
House tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana, violating the 
terms of his probation, according to court documents. Two months later, 
House further violated the terms of his probation by testing positive for 
drugs two more times and being charged with a misdemeanor.

House was referred for a substance abuse assessment with a social service 
clinician twice after the failed drug tests, according to court documents. 
The assessment led to a referral for an outpatient treatment program at 
the Addiction Recovery Center, but House was discharged from the program 
on Nov. 6, 2024 for noncompliance.

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House also failed to report and communicate with his probation officer. 
Court documents say the officer visited House’s home on Oct. 29, 2024, and 
House didn’t answer. The officer scheduled a meeting at the probation and 
parole office on Mercer Road with House the next day, but House didn’t 
show up.

House made no attempt to contact the officer and didn’t set up a voice 
mailbox, so the officer couldn’t leave a voicemail. House hid from the 
officer, making it impossible to supervise him, according to court 
documents.

An order to revoke House’s probation and a warrant for his arrest were 
filed in November 2024, according to court records. House was arrested for 
his probation violation on Dec. 11, 2024.

In a document submitted to the court prior his revocation hearing, House’s 
attorney, Chad Butcher, said House completed drug court, a condition of 
his probation, in record time and thought he was released from probation.

However, House still had an outstanding balance of restitution and court 
fees from his previous criminal cases, according to court documents. House 
admitted to the error and added that experiences outside of drug court led 
to a relapse and lack of communication with his probation officer.

House enrolled in a program at Recovery Works and contacted Butcher to 
resolve his probation violations, court documents say. He went on to pay 
off more than $2,000 of restitution.

House was then released from his probation in January 2025 after meeting 
all the terms and conditions of his probation, according to court 
documents.

In total, House has been convicted of at least seven crimes, according to 
court records.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct Christina Combs’ age.

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