Police: Tenn. man accused of abusing daughter kills her, foster dad who lived 2 doors down

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — Neighbors in Tennessee are asking why a teenage girl fatally shot by her father was placed with a foster family just two doors down after he was accused of abusing her.

Police: Tenn. man accused of abusing teenage daughter kills her, foster dad before his suicide

DYERSBURG, Tenn. — A northwest Tennessee man accused of abusing his teenage daughter shot her to death, police said Monday, and killed a neighbor acting as her foster father before turning the gun on himself.

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