BREAKING NEWS: Kentucky State Trooper Shot and KILLED, Suspect 25 year old Black Male Another officer has fallen victim to the war on police, and a manhunt is underway for his killer. Foxnews.com: The Kentucky State Police say that one of its troopers who was only on the force for less than a year was shot and killed late Sunday after a traffic stop turned into a car chase. A statement released early Monday said that Trooper Joseph Cameron Ponder, 31, was pronounced dead at a Princeton, Ky., hospital after being shot multiple times.Ponder had been a state trooper since January of this year. The statement said that Ponder was conducting a traffic stop on the westbound side of Interstate 24 in the western part of the state at about 10:20 p.m. local time. The statement said that the driver who was being stopped took off from the scene, with Ponder pursuing him for approximately nine miles. At that point, according to the statement, the suspects car stopped short, causing Ponder to crash his car into the vehicle. Police say the driver, identified as 25-year-old Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks, got out of the car and started shooting at Ponder. Authorities say that Johnson-Shanks fled the scene on foot and is considered armed and dangerous. Hes described as a black man, standing approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He was last seen wearing dark clothing. Interstate 24 was shut down in both directions early Monday to assist in the search. No matter what the left says, the war on police is far from a right wing conspiracy. A new Rasmussen poll shows that blacks and whites both agree that the war on police is very real. While there is usually a wide racial difference of opinion on questions related to the police, most black voters (54%) agree with the majority of white (60%) and other minority voters (56%) that there is a war on police underway. FBI statistics show that 51 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2014. This is an increase of almost 89 percent when compared to the 27 officers killed in 2013. Preliminary datafor 2015 shows police killings are up 8%. UPDATE:Joseph Thomas Johnson-Shanks was found and taken into custody at 7:30 AM 