University of Kentucky student fatally shot near campus

By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE (Reuters) - A University of Kentucky student was fatally shot early on Friday during a street robbery near the campus in Lexington, and authorities charged two men in the killing, police said. Jonathan Krueger, 22, a photo editor for a student newspaper at the university, was walking with another person about a block from the campus in Lexington when he was shot, police said. Officers were called to the scene at 2:07 a.m. local time and found Krueger, a junior from Perrysburg, Ohio, lying in the street. He was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Police said they have charged 18-year-old Justin Smith and 20-year-old Efrain Diaz with murder and robbery. The friend walking with Krueger was beaten but escaped, the Lexington Herald-Leader news outlet reported. University of Kentucky President Eli Capilouto issued a statement offering university counseling for students and faculty. (Reporting by David Bailey; additional reportin by Carey Gillam; Editing by Will Dunham and Ken Wills)