Adair County, Kentucky

From Lexington’s WKYT.com of April 4, 2005

Home Invasion Suspect Killed By Homeowner

State police say a fatal shooting in an Adair County residence will be turned over to a grand jury for investigation, but an indictment would appear unlikely.

Someone broke into the residence of Ozie and Evelyn Toole, 14 miles west of Columbia at 3am Sunday.

State police say Ozie Toole confronted the intruder and shot him. The Adair County coroner says 21-year-old Stephen Penn of Columbia died at the scene.

A police report says entry was gained through a broken window. Investigators say the same residence had been entered earlier in the day when the Tooles were not home and that Penn was also a suspect in that break-in.

Police tell 27 NEWSFIRST Penn had worked for the family and was a neighbor. Penn's family members think he was trying to steal prescription drugs.