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Reporter: [Janet Kim]

Family of man killed in officer shooting speak out

The investigation continues into a police-involved shooting that left a man dead.

State police say 61-year-old Roger King was shot late Wednesday night inside his home near Junction City in Boyle County. Five sheriff's deputies and a state trooper were there to serve a warrant.

King didn't answer the door, but officers say they looked in a window and saw him waiving a handgun.

Trooper Eric Taylor fired a shot through the glass hitting King. King's family is now searching for answers.

"It's something you shouldn't have to do is clean up the blood of your father," says Allen King, Roger King's son.

Police tell 27 NEWSFIRST that they initially felt King was shooting at them, leading Trooper Taylor to fire one shot that would kill King on his couch.

After further investigation, police say King was holding a shotgun but never fired it.

Though the King's home remains quiet, the family says it's far from over.

"I want the truth," says Allen King.


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