Kentucky man allegedly killed woman and kidnapped their 5-year-old child
01/29/2024 11:26 am PST
UPDATE Jan. 29, 2024:
Kentucky State Police announced that the missing child, Lela Black, has been found safe, and authorities took her father, Byron Black, into custody.
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PRINCETON, Ky. (TCD) -- State officials are actively searching for a 42-year-old man they allege shot and killed a woman over the weekend and took off with their 5-year-old daughter.
On Sunday, Jan. 8, Kentucky State Police responded to a home and found Kelly Black deceased from an apparent gunshot wound to the back of the head. State police identified Byron Black as the primary suspect and believe he is with the couple’s young child, Lela Black.
Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the girl, stating no one has seen or heard from Byron Black nor the child since Friday, Jan. 26.
Byron Black has brown eyes and hair and is 6 feet tall, while Lela Black is 3-foot-6 and weighs around 40 pounds. State police said the suspect and his daughter could be driving in a 1996 Chevrolet Silverado with paint peeling off the hood and California license plate number 5J83779.
Kentucky State Police said Black is considered armed and dangerous. There is a warrant out for his arrest for murder.
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