Kentucky man arrested in murder of former lawmaker’s daughter during pre-dawn home invasion

Kentucky deputies have arrested a 23-year-old in accused of breaking into a former lawmaker’s house, murdering his daughter in her bed and then confronting him with a rifle.

The Madison County Sheriff’s Office said deputies arrested Shannon Gilday around 4:30 a.m. Monday – less than two miles from former state Rep. Wesley Morgan’s home on Willis Branch.

He is accused of breaking into the home at around 4 a.m. on Feb. 22.

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