Wednesday, December 01, 2010
Son Kills Father
KENTUCKY...
An 18-year-old from Lexington has been charged with shooting and killing his father after what police describe as a confrontation.
Verdis Kyle Pennington III, 18, has been detained in the Fayette County jail, charged with murder in the shooting death of 50-year-old Verdis K. Pennington Jr.
The Fayette County Coroner's Office says the elder Pennington died Tuesday evening from a gunshot wound to the head.
Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts told The Lexington Herald-Leader that witnesses initially reported the shooting as an accident, but investigators later determined it happened after a confrontation Tuesday evening.
An 18-year-old from Lexington has been charged with shooting and killing his father after what police describe as a confrontation.
Verdis Kyle Pennington III, 18, has been detained in the Fayette County jail, charged with murder in the shooting death of 50-year-old Verdis K. Pennington Jr.
The Fayette County Coroner's Office says the elder Pennington died Tuesday evening from a gunshot wound to the head.
Lexington police spokeswoman Sherelle Roberts told The Lexington Herald-Leader that witnesses initially reported the shooting as an accident, but investigators later determined it happened after a confrontation Tuesday evening.
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