MOREHEAD, Ky. (LEX 18) — A mother and her teenage daughter were found dead in their Rowan County home, prompting a double murder investigation that has left neighbors in a quiet residential area struggling to comprehend the violence.

Kentucky State Police say 37-year-old Kayla Blake and her 13-year-old daughter Kennedi McWhorter were discovered dead in their home on Spring Street, off Highway 32 in Morehead, after Blake's co-worker conducted a welfare check when she didn't show up for work.

"It just gives you chills," said Kyle Clay, who lives in the neighborhood.

Clay said he has never seen a full-fledged investigation happen on his street before.

"It's a normal neighborhood. Everybody gets along, you know, we try to help each other out," Clay said.

That changed when the Kentucky Sta

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