A Lexington man has been found guilty of a Hardin County double murder.
The murders took place on the afternoon of May 13, 2020, in the 100 block of Patterson Street. When Elizabethtown police arrived at the scene, officers found two men and a woman inside a Hyundai Elantra suffering from gunshot wounds.
The men, 32-year-old Shawn Fox and 37-year-old Michael B. Thomas, both of Hopkinsville, were pronounced dead at the scene. The female, Kenia Thomas, of Henderson (no relation to Michael Thomas), was transported to University of Louisville Hospital in critical condition. She, though, survived the shooting.
Taynandree Reed, 29, was arrested by Versailles police eight days after the shootings as he walked out of a Kroger. He was found guilty of two counts of murder on Friday in a Hardin County courtroom. At sentencing, he faces up to 70 years in prison, according to The News-Enterprise.
Kenia Thomas said in court, according to the newspaper, that she and the two decedents had driven from Henderson to meet with Reed about purchasing a vehicle. Fox had $9,000 in cash on him at the time of his death, presumably to pay for the automobile. The money, Kenia Thomas said, belonged to her and Fox, who was her boyfriend.
Kenia Thomas testified that Reed got into the Elantra for 40 minutes, the newspaper reports, as he said he was waiting for his girlfriend so they all could enter her apartment. At some point, Fox left the vehicle to use the restroom, with Reed also exiting the vehicle. When Reed returned, he shot Michael Thomas in the head before shooting Fox in the head and neck. He then shot Kenia Thomas.
Formal sentencing is scheduled for March 22.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
Contact Ken at ken@k105.com
