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Shannon Gilday indicted in shooting death of Jordan Morgan

Shannon Gilday
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Kentucky State Police
Shannon Gilday

A Kentucky man accused of killing the daughter of a former state lawmaker during a home invasion has been indicted on a charge of capital murder.

Shannon Gilday allegedly broke into the multi-million-dollar Madison County home owned by former lawmaker C. Wesley Morgan.

Authorities say he shot 32-year-old Jordan Morgan while she slept. The 23-year-old Gilday was also indicted on three counts of attempted murder and one count each of assault, burglary and criminal mischief.

State police investigators say Gilday told them he was determined to get access to a safety bunker in the home.

Gilday was arrested in Madison County about a week after the shooting. He had fled to Florida after the shooting but came back to Kentucky.

He is scheduled to be arraigned on May 12.

Stan Ingold is WEKU's News Director. He has worked in public broadcasting for 18 years, starting at Morehead State Public Radio before spending the past 10 years at Alabama Public Radio. Stan has been honored with numerous journalism awards for his public radio reporting.
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