WOW.
He was in a back porch. No mention that he was trying to make entry into the house.
This guy was seen fleeing the scene . The shooter called the cops, causing the the perp to flee and just waited to see what would happen.
Make my day.
Murderer. And you’re just the same. Congrats, man.
A back porch IS part of the house.
Murder is a legal term, and killing someone INSIDE a house isn’t murder, or the shooter would be charged.
Respectfully, your posts indicate a serious lack of understanding of terms and what constitutes self defense.
You owe it to your 20 year old to come to a much better understanding of what happened here, and to pass that along to him.
There’s a father in Colorado Springs who still thinks, 25 years later, that his son had the right to force a 60 old man off the Interstate, lean through the car window and start beat the crap out of him for cutting him off. The son was killed instantly. The shooter was never charged. The father still is agressively defending his sons actions.
Don’t be that kind of a father to your son. He deserves better.
Did you read the entire article?
The shooter did call the cops, whom the partiers ignored. It wasn’t until the person in the house associated with the garage went in and busted down the door and told the folks “the cops have the place surrounded”. Then the 20-year old was seen fleeing - perhaps by the guy that busted down the door, or the other partiers.
I imagine during this time the shooter was inside, wondering what was going on next door. And the next thing he hears is someone down in his porch. He steps out into the porch, and is surprised by the 20-year old hiding between a fridge and a dresser, just behind the door.
It may serve as a reminder though to gun-owners to be clear in their statements to someone under similar circumstances. Instead of a “what are you doing here”, which may have caused the deceased to smile (not seen in the dark), put his hands up (taken as a threat in the dark), and then never being able to say “Oh - hey, no problem, I was just trying to...”
Instead, yell at the person to get on the ground or similar clear command.
The 20-year old may very well not have been a threat - but the homeowner didn’t know that.
The homeowner may have also been afraid from the earlier confrontation at the car where he asked/told them to turn the music down.