Child shoots, kills 2 home intruders in self-defense, police say
Published: Feb. 16, 2025 at 9:55 PM EST |Updated: 20 hours ago
MANCHESTER, Ky. (WKYT) - Two people are dead after a juvenile thwarted a home invasion attempt.
Kentucky State Police Trooper Scottie Pennington posted on Facebook on Saturday that Clay County 911 contacted KSP after two people were found shot in Manchester.
When troopers got there, they found that the two men shot had tried to break into a home and steal firearms from a safe.
Pennington says that after the two broke in, a juvenile living in the home saw them holding guns and shot them both with a handgun.
The two men were identified as Roger Smith, 44 and 51-year-old Jeffrey Allen.
Pennington says the investigation is ongoing.
This is a developing story.
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