One person was killed in a shooting after allegedly invading a Harrison home early Tuesday morning, according to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office.
Three armed people allegedly broke into the home and were confronted by the homeowner, according to a news release.
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The person killed and the homeowner exchanged gunshots, the Sheriff’s Office said. The homeowner was not injured, according to a statement from the office on social media.
Deputies responded to reports of a home invasion near the 6300 block of Shirley Pond Road around 1:25 a.m. on Tuesday and found one person dead, the office said in a news release.
The two people who were not shot escaped through a window and fled the scene, the release said.
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Deputies from the SWAT team, K-9 unit, drone team and investigative services responded and searched the area for the pair but did not find them. They have not been identified due to the ongoing investigation, according to the release.
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