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Investigation Continues into Deadly Family Shooting
Police say a man shot and killed his son-in-law, in fear for his daughter's safety.
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Police say a homeowner shot and killed a man who was trying to break into his home.
It happened in a trailer on Sinking Creek Road late Sunday night, just off west Highway 80.
Kentucky State Police tell 27 NEWSFIRST 46-year-old Jesse Justice reportedly tried to enter the home, and that he was armed with a Machete.
When police arrived, they found Justice dead at the scene, shot and killed by the homeowner, Paul Whitworth, the suspects father-in-law.
Police say that an active Domestic Violence Disorder was in effect at the time against Justice, taken out by his wife, Edna Whitworth, and her parents.
No charges have been filed in the case.
The incident remains under investigation by the Laurel County Major Crimes Task Force.
AP Story
LONDON, Ky. (AP) - State police say that a man armed with a machete was shot and killed by his father-in-law late last night in southeastern Kentucky.
Police say there was a domestic violence order against 46-year-old Jesse Justice Junior of London when he went to the home of his in-laws in Laurel County. Police say the order was taken out by Justice's wife and her parents.
When officers arrived, Justice's body was found inside his in-law's home.
Authorities say Justice was shot by his father-in-law, Paul Whitworth.
The shooting is being investigated by state police and Laurel County authorities.
(Copyright 2007 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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If anyone knows the status of this case, please reply with your informaiton. I have tried several times to find if the Whitworth man will face any charges, if the investigation is finished,etc.
I HAVE A NEICE IN THAT WAS SHOT BY HER HUSBAND AND THEN HE SHOT HIMSELF,HE DIED THINKING HE KILLED HER. THEY HAD THREE LITTLE BOYS WHO WATCHED ALL THIS HAPPEN. THEY ALL SURVIED. BUT IT HAS BEEN A LONG ROAD FOR THEM. MY NEICE MARRIED AGAIN AND HAD A BEAUTIFUL LITTLE GIRL,ONLY TO HAVE HER HEAD SPLIT OPEN WITH A MACHETE, SHE WAS HOLDING THE BABY AND THIS MAN JUST STARTED SLICING,THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED HER IS SHE PLAYED LIKE SHE WAS DEAD. THIS MAN SPENT A TOTAL OF 18 MONTHS IN JAIL AND NOW HAS VISITING RIGHTS WITH HIS DAUGTHER. AND THIS IS JUSTICE. I DON'T KNOW ANY OF THEASE PEOPLE BUT I FEEL FOR BOTH SIDES THE MAN THAT DIED, HIS FAMILY FOR THERE LOSS AND THE MAN THAT HAD TO DO WHAT HE FELT WAS THE THING TO DO AT THE TIME. I JUST WISH MY NEICE'S FATHER HAD BEEN THERE FOR HER! GOD BLESS YOU ALL
It is a good thing Paul Whitworth is a "God Fearing" man...because he will have to answer to him for what he has done. This was pre-meditated, vigilante justice. His daughter visited Jesse each weekend at the rehab center he was in, and made plans to move away from her family to be able to make a fresh start. Her father wanted to keep her close, because he is a controlling man. If she was so afraid of her husband, why was she walking alone with the kids at night? Her father waited with a loaded gun at the house. Sounds like a plan to me. Jesse was probably invited to the house, and told to park his car down the road just as he had done many times before so Edna's father wouldn't know he was there. Jesse expected to walk into that unlocked door to find his family and hope to spend some time with them. Edna set him up. She played both Jesse and her father to get attention. She is a sick individual. Only thing.....Jesse didn't hide his illness, drugs, but she does.
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