LEXINGTON, Ky. (FOX 56) — A 17-year-old is reportedly being held in custody in southern Kentucky after being charged in the shooting death of 81-year-old Thomas Kriegel on Oct. 24.
The Lexington Police Department issued a “video news release” on Thursday, Oct. 30, announcing that a teen had been charged with murder and held in a juvenile detention center in Warren County.
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Kriegel had been found shot by LPD officers at a home on the 400 block of Lakebow Court, according to authorities, and was pronounced dead at the scene.
The homicide investigation remains ongoing by the Personal Crimes Unit. Additional anonymous tips can be submitted to Bluegrass Crime Stoppers by calling (859) 253-2020 or online at bluegrasscrimestoppers.com…