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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Bernadette B. Tixon

Florida Teen Survives Bullet Through Head as 'Christmas Miracle' After Stepdad's NFL Game Rage Kills Mother

Joseph Kenney killed his wife Crystal and shot his 13-year-old stepdaughter twice during a rage over Monday Night Football before taking his own life in Lakeland, Florida. The couple's 1-year-old daughter and Crystal's 12-year-old son were unharmed (Credit: Screenshot from Meta/Facebook)

A 13-year-old girl in Florida somehow survived a bullet that went straight through her head after her drunk stepdad went on a deadly rampage following an argument over a Monday Night Football game. Joseph Kenney, 47, shot his wife, Crystal, dead and fired twice at the teenager before killing himself - all because he was asked to turn off an NFL match.

The teen was found in her bedroom with gunshot wounds to her head and shoulder after Kenney went on his rampage late Monday night at their Lakeland home. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd couldn't hide his amazement when describing how she'd survived. 'We later learned the bullet in the face hit her on the bridge of the nose [then] went straight up and out the top of her head,' Judd said at a press conference. 'That's a Christmas miracle.'

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