Posted on 06/08/2007 8:43:34 AM PDT by george76
The Prowers County Sheriff's Department is investigating the death of a man who was shot by a homeowner during an alleged home invasion early Thursday.
At approximately 1:15 a.m. Thursday, authorities were notified of an alleged burglary west of town where Raul Munoz, 27, of Lamar had been shot.
Authorities would not release the name of the shooter nor the address where the shooting took place.
"I will not be releasing his name because there have been some threats made against him by some of the family members of the victim," said Sheriff Jim Faull.
Faull would only say that a young man shot Munoz in the shoulder and then in the head after he and two others allegedly invaded his home overnight.
Munoz died at the scene.
Faull said the incident may have been drug related.
The shooter may not be charged with a crime because of Colorado's "Make My Day" law, which allows residents to protect themselves from intruders.
"At this point it is leading to look more like the 'Make My Day' law, but we haven't completely ruled out filing charges (against the shooter). We still have some interviews to do yet," Faull said.
According to Faull, Munoz and two accomplices, Markos Enciso, 22, and Lupe Vargas, 35, both of Lamar, allegedly were trying to burglarize the home west of town.
Faull said both Enciso and Vargas are being held in Prowers County jail and face burglary charges.
The two suspects were apprehended by sheriff's deputies as they were leaving the scene.
Faull would not give any more details about the incident, stating that the shooting remains under investigation.
Why do states need laws that allow people to protect themselves, their family and home?
Nothing like a happy ending!
In New York State they would be facing second-degree murder charges because someone was killed in the course of a felony they were committing.
The law makes no distinction between the decedent being an accomplice or a victim.
I love starting my day reading a feel-good story right off the top of the page.
Of course, LE was not permitted to ask the nationality of the perps...
$!%&Y!$&!U*!$U*
Raul Munoz, 27
Does anyone have a link to info about states in which it is legal to protect oneself with a firearm if an intruder breaks into your home? In other words, where does a person have to worry about going to jail for protecting themselves?
* sniff * I love a happy ending. * sniff * Now I all verklempt, talk amongst yourselves.
I love a happy ending...
In NYC the shooter would be in the next jail cell.
One could say he crossed illegally into property and got deported immediately..... return to sender.... address unknown.
Not in the described circumstances.
People in NYC have done jail time for using firearms in self-defense in public, and for using firearms to interrupt a burglary taking place while their home was unoccupied - but I am unaware of anyone in NYC doing time for using even an unlicensed weapon to defend themselves in their own home.
The Styx isn’t the river you typically want to sneak across.
“The shooter may not be charged with a crime because of Colorado’s “Make My Day”
It’s called the Castle Doctrine law!
was he just coming out of the shadows ?
It all started when the SCOTUS decided that our rights are defined by "penumbras" and "emanations" rather than the plain language of our Constitution. It's pretty easy for an elitist judge to shape a "penumbra" to fit his particular ideology.
It’s the only way to prevent Leftist prosecutors from filing charges against the armed citizens (disarming all of us is one of their main goals).
I think there was a case of some guy in NYC who shot an intruder who was in his daughters bedroom. I had heard he was charged but never heard about the final disposition. This was 2 or 3 yrs ago if I remember.
lol
They come out of the shadows at my house and we will see what a magnum express deer slug will do to their melon. ;-)
FMCDH(BITS)
Do you know what happened to the homeowner?
Must be Italian...no?
The shooter may not be charged with a crime because of Colorado’s “Make My Day” law, which allows residents to protect themselves from intruders.
***Today’s news is all good so far.
“The shooter may not be charged with a crime because of Colorado’s “Make My Day” law, which allows residents to protect themselves from intruders.”
Translation - “we’d like to charge the homeowner but this damn law is preventing us”.
“At this point it is leading to look more like the ‘Make My Day’ law, but we haven’t completely ruled out filing charges (against the shooter). We still have some interviews to do yet,” Faull said.
Translation - “We’ve got the DA looking into a way to prosecute the homeowner despite this damn law”.
No, I don’t know what happened to him. I tried to google it, but nothing came up. He apparently as the same name as a football player, which complicates searching. I gave up and posted the article I did.
Any FReepers know what happened to him?
Most likely he served 4 weekends at Riker's Island.
And I am sure that the DA's argument against any plea of self-defense was that given the facts both sides admitted to, the burglar was attempting to flee and Dixon prevented him and shot him.
Yep...it is those damned Norweigans...Olaf, Sven and Thor up to their thieving ways again.
About the only time “Blue” is in the right direction... Now if we can only get to green!
To Hell with "shall issue" or "unrestricted".
What we need is "SHALL SHOOT" laws...AKA, "No Criminal Left Unburied"
3 unknown persons entering your home at 1:15AM, are pretty much not there for tea...
Not releasing the name of the “shooter” (very nicely put sheriff /sarcasm) because of threats to that person (shooter) from family member and other parties...
Hmmmmm, seems like an absolute stupid arse statement from someone...And the press eats this up without picking up on how stupid the statement is...
Not releasing the name, even after threats that you’ve heard about to the person...Seems to me the people and family already know who this person (shooter) is...
Brilliant!
Not yet decided to press charges against the “shooter”???
Hmmmmm, “guilty till proven innocent”, eh sheriff???
Absolute garbage!
Sounds like jibberish to me.
On a realistic note, more like words I’ve never heard of, and hope nobody ever has to speak to me.
“where does a person have to worry about going to jail for protecting themselves?”
Haditha.
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