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Police say man kills himself after killing man at front door

SCOTTSBURG, Ind. (AP) - Police say a man killed himself after fatally shooting another man who was at his front door in southern Indiana.

State police early Sunday discovered the body of 29-year-old Michael Jones after getting a search warrant to go into his mobile home in Scottsburg in Scott County.

Jones had called police to report that he had shot a man, who was identified as 34-year-old Larry Marlowe. Jones claimed Marlowe was trying to get into his home.

Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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