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[Pittsburgh] Homeowner shoots [armed] teen robber, ends up in jail
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^
| September 2, 2007
Posted on 09/07/2007 8:47:46 AM PDT by grundle
An unidentified teen is hospitalized today and the Washington County homeowner who allegedly shot him is in jail after an attempted robbery Saturday in Langeloth.
Police said two masked teens armed with BB guns and baseball bats were in the process of robbing the home of Eraldo Iannitelli shortly before 6 a.m. when he returned home. Grabbing a 12-gauge shotgun, he fired at the fleeing teens.
A 16-year-old boy was hit. Neighbors who heard his cries called 911. Police are searching for the second teen.
According to police, Mr. Iannitelli is being charged with attempted homicide, aggravated assault and reckless endangerment.
The 16 year old will be charged with robbery and aggravated assault, police said.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; banglist; criminalsrights; selfdefense
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posted on
09/07/2007 8:47:48 AM PDT
by
grundle
To: grundle
Uh, what country is this in?.................
2
posted on
09/07/2007 8:52:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
Comment #3 Removed by Moderator
To: grundle
“Grabbing a 12-gauge shotgun, he fired at the fleeing teens.”
Dummy. If they are in fact fleeing, they pose no threat of grave bodily harm or death.
4
posted on
09/07/2007 8:52:41 AM PDT
by
taxed2death
(A few billion here, a few trillion there...we're all friends right?)
To: grundle; Red Badger
The teens were “in retreat” which in Pennsylvania means you are breaking the law by shooting them.
5
posted on
09/07/2007 8:53:30 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: taxed2death
“fleeing”
Yep. Key word in this article. He’s in trouble.
6
posted on
09/07/2007 8:54:24 AM PDT
by
ButThreeLeftsDo
(Tracking The Flyin' Imams Since 11/20/06)
To: grundle
7
posted on
09/07/2007 8:55:01 AM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: Clemenza
In Florida, if they’re in your house, you can kill them............
8
posted on
09/07/2007 8:55:15 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(ALL that CARBON in ALL that oil & coal was once in the atmospere. We're just putting it back!)
To: taxed2death
He made what I like to call the "Bernie Goetz Mistake" ie shooting someone in the back.
This is the reason, btw, that the French Connection was so controversial when it was released. In real life Doyle/Eagen could not legally get away with shooting even a perp in the back if they were not in the process of causing bodily harm to another.
9
posted on
09/07/2007 8:55:20 AM PDT
by
Clemenza
(Rudy Giuliani, like Pesto and Seattle, belongs in the scrap heap of '90s Culture)
To: grundle
Sadly, the laws in many jurisdictions state that even a robbed homeowner may not fire at a fleeing miscreant.
Of course, most of those criminals are never caught — unless they report to the ER with a load of birdshot in their asses.
If this does go to trial, hope the jury consists of former robbed homeowners.
To: grundle
Grabbing a 12-gauge shotgun, he fired at the fleeing teens. You have to at least yell "They're coming right for us" to claim self defense.
11
posted on
09/07/2007 8:56:29 AM PDT
by
KarlInOhio
(May the heirs of Charles Martel and Jan Sobieski rise up again to defend Europe.)
To: taxed2death
It seems to me, he could have just been trying to stop the THEIF from getting away with his stuff:-)
12
posted on
09/07/2007 8:56:42 AM PDT
by
7thOF7th
(Righteousness is our cause and justice will prevail!)
To: Red Badger
In California, they have to be half in and half out of your house.
13
posted on
09/07/2007 8:59:18 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: DaveLoneRanger
To: taxed2death
That’s one of the first things they taught us during the NRA course on defense. You can’t shoot at someone who’s committed a property crime if they are fleeing.
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posted on
09/07/2007 8:59:36 AM PDT
by
FormerLib
(Sacrificing our land and our blood cannot buy protection from jihad.-Bishop Artemije of Kosovo)
To: taxed2death
If someone is in my house uninvited and armed, he's a threat, regardless of what he's doing or which direction he's heading.
Better judged by 12, and all that...
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posted on
09/07/2007 8:59:39 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Thompson 2008. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter 2008 (VP) Lifetime ACU Rating: 92)
To: Red Badger
In California, they have to be half in and half out of your house.
You also will get arrested for firing a gun in city limits.
17
posted on
09/07/2007 8:59:53 AM PDT
by
edcoil
(Reality doesn't say much - doesn't need too)
To: grundle
There isn’t a Pittsburgh in the UK is there?
18
posted on
09/07/2007 9:00:45 AM PDT
by
fweingart
(Tom Tancredo Will Get The Job Done! (PS: I Don't Like The Clintons.))
To: grundle
Dummy. If they are in fact fleeing, they pose no threat of grave bodily harm or death
There's no "fleeing felon" law in PA?
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posted on
09/07/2007 9:00:50 AM PDT
by
Truth'sBabyGirl
(Bucknell class of 2003, Fordham Law 2006)
To: grundle
If the kids hadn't been running away, he probably wouldn't have been charged. Still, it seems unfair to charge him.
Carolyn
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posted on
09/07/2007 9:01:04 AM PDT
by
CDHart
("It's too late to work within the system and too early to shoot the b@#$%^&s."--Claire Wolfe)
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