Posted on 04/27/2011 5:13:03 AM PDT by marktwain
A Sunday afternoon shooting in Palm Bay has been ruled self-defense and it is the shooting victim who will face charges, police said today.
John Smith, 43, was shot in the chest about 4:20 p.m. at a home in the 2500 block of S.W. Fleming Avenue, police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez said.
The shooter, David Martin, 38, was trying to protect himself from Smith, who forced his way into Martin's home to see his girlfriend.
Smith is in stable condition and once he is released from a local hospital he will face charges of kidnapping, burglary and battery, Martinez said.
According to Martinez, Smith had been arguing with his girlfriend at her home on Walden Street and became upset because she wanted to end their relationship.
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