Father of Kentucky mom missing for more than a year is killed while hunting
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Tommy Ballard, the father of missing Bardstown, Ky., mother Crystal Rogers was shot and killed Saturday morning.
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Tommy's father Till Ballard said Tommy was shot in the back around 8 a.m. while hunting with his son and 12-year-old grandson on the family's property.
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"Tommy always said 'I'll spend my last dime trying to find Crystal.' I guess he's found her now," Till Ballard told WDRB News.
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Trooper Jeff Gregory with Kentucky State Police said Tommy Ballard's death has been labeled a "death investigation."
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"I don't know all the information as far as who a perpetrator or who would've fired the shot is," said Trooper Gregory. "I can only give out what I have and hopefully we'll have more to give you later on."
Tommy's daughter Crystal Rogers was last seen in July 2015. The 35-year-old mother of five's car was found abandoned on the side of the Bluegrass Parkway.
Since her disappearance, Crystal's parents have been involved in countless searches for her.
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According to Till Ballard, his son was planning a large-scale, out-of-town search for next week.