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Child shoots, kills 2 home intruders in self-defense, police say
KPLCtv ^ | 2/17/25 | Staff and Emily Van de Riet

Posted on 02/17/2025 5:46:14 PM PST by CFW

A child shot and killed two men during a home invasion in Kentucky, officials said.

According to Kentucky State Police, troopers were dispatched to the home in Manchester around 4:30 a.m. Saturday for reports of a shooting.

When troopers arrived, they found two men with gunshot wounds.

During the break-in, a juvenile living in the home saw the men holding firearms. Acting in self-defense, police said, the child retrieved a handgun and shot both men before escaping through a bedroom window.

Police did not give the exact age of the child who shot the alleged intruders.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

Jeffrey Allen, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene. Roger Smith, 44, was transported to an area hospital but later died.

Police said that the two men had broken into the home with the intention of stealing firearms from a safe.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Kentucky
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; guncontrol; kentucky; ky
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That's the extent of the article.

It doesn't indicate the age of the "child". I'm assuming it was a teen, probably over the age of 12 and one who was well-versed in gun "control".

1 posted on 02/17/2025 5:46:14 PM PST by CFW
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Good shooting!!


2 posted on 02/17/2025 5:47:44 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: CFW

A happy ending indeed!


3 posted on 02/17/2025 5:48:11 PM PST by traderrob6
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Good baby!


4 posted on 02/17/2025 5:49:35 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: CFW

Well, they got the firearms.

Good kid, good.


5 posted on 02/17/2025 5:51:24 PM PST by Beowulf9 ( )
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“Police said that the two men had broken into the home with the intention of stealing firearms from a safe.”

Where did they get that info, given both men are dead?


6 posted on 02/17/2025 5:52:05 PM PST by SaxxonWoods (Black guy upon receiving a MAGA hat: "MURICA!")
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To: CFW

That child has been well trained.


7 posted on 02/17/2025 5:53:05 PM PST by doc maverick
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To: SaxxonWoods

They might have been in FRONT of the safe.


8 posted on 02/17/2025 5:53:16 PM PST by madison10
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A couple different articles refer to the child as a juvenile...so under 18...

My guess is the juvenile knew them and that's why he shot to kill. He could have just climbed out the window....and scooted away..

9 posted on 02/17/2025 5:53:27 PM PST by Sacajaweau
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A two for one deal. Wonder what the names of the peeps are.

Way to go young man!


10 posted on 02/17/2025 5:54:51 PM PST by foundedonpurpose (Praise Hashem, for his restoration of all things! )
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From the article, it sounds as if instead of a child, he was a “man of the house” and did what needed to be done.

Word to criminals, just because you hear rumors of a home with a safe full of guns, it doesn’t mean ALL the guns are in a safe. Most gun owners keep at least one or two on the outside of the safe and handy in case they are needed. That helps keep the guns even more secure.

Also, in Kentucky most young teens have been handling firearms since they were knee high to a grasshopper.


11 posted on 02/17/2025 5:55:45 PM PST by CFW
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Quadruple the allowance!!! Upgrade to higher caliber.


12 posted on 02/17/2025 5:56:03 PM PST by InsidiousMongo
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Wonder what the names of the peeps are.

If you mean the "perps", it's in the article excerpt.

13 posted on 02/17/2025 5:57:09 PM PST by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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No range time needed.

He needs a Charles Bronson award as well as a couple boxes of ammo and a gift certificate of the nearest sporting goods store or gun range.


14 posted on 02/17/2025 5:57:45 PM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the Son of Man, who has no salvation.")
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15 posted on 02/17/2025 5:58:13 PM PST by T.B. Yoits
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Stellar!


16 posted on 02/17/2025 5:58:53 PM PST by Allegra (It’s MAGA time! )
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They came for the guns, but all they got was the ammo.


17 posted on 02/17/2025 5:59:53 PM PST by Billthedrill
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“Where did they get that info, given both men are dead?”

One lived for a while.


18 posted on 02/17/2025 6:00:26 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: Sacajaweau

A couple different articles refer to the child as a juvenile...so under 18...
My guess is the juvenile knew them and that’s why he shot to kill. He could have just climbed out the window....and scooted away..


My guess is that he DIDN’T know them and that is why he shot them. Why would he just climb out the window and leave two men inside to steal guns and whatever else they wanted?


19 posted on 02/17/2025 6:00:40 PM PST by CFW
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Probably JD’s cousin, twice removed. ;)


20 posted on 02/17/2025 6:00:53 PM PST by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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