News Headline: 14-year-old “Child shoots, kills 2 home intruders in self-defense, police say”
Here is another defensive gun use by a child.
A 14-year-old Kentucky boy shot and killed two men trying to steal firearms from a safe in a home over the weekend, police said.
Clay County 911 got a call at about 4:24 a.m. Sunday about a shooting incident in Manchester. Manchester police found two people had been shot and requested assistance from Kentucky State Police, state police said in a news release.
Investigators found that the teen, who lives at the home, discovered the two men inside and saw them holding firearms, state police said.
“The juvenile, acting in self-defense, retrieved a handgun and shot both men before escaping through a bedroom window,” according to release.
Manchester Police Chief Jeff Couch told NBC News on Wednesday that no additional residents were in the home. It is unclear how the teen was able to find the handgun, which “belonged to his father,” Couch said. . . .
Terry Dickerson, “Kentucky teen shoots and kills 2 home invaders,” NBC News, February 19, 2025.
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.
Jeffrey Allen, 51, was pronounced dead at the scene. Roger Smith, 44, was transported to an area hospital but later died. . . .
