Posted on 12/25/2013 12:58:55 PM PST by Uncle Chip
The Colorado man who police say shot and killed his 14-year-old stepdaughter after allegedly mistaking her for a burglar has been identified as a highly decorated Army officer.
According to information released to MailOnline Tuesday afternoon by officials at Fort Carson, Colorado, 2nd Lt Daniel Meade has been named in a fatal incident involving his daughter, Kiana O’Neil.
The victim, of Colorado Springs, was gunned down after a burglary was reported at her family's home.
Police spokesman Larry Herbert said the girl's stepfather fired the shot, but said it was unclear if he had mistaken the teen for a burglar.
Mr Meade, 29, is listed as an active-duty health service officer assigned to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson.....
Herbert said Kiana was entering her home early Monday morning at the time that she was shot.
Police say the girl was shot just before 6am ...
According to a recording of a police dispatch, Kiana may have been trying to sneak into the house through a basement window after a night out when she was shot.
'I heard three bangs,' neighbor Jani Harvey told the station KTRK....
Police say Kiana was struck in the stomach and chest, and was taken to a local hospital in critical condition....
Her stepfather hasn't been arrested and it will be up to prosecutors to decide whether charges should be filed.
Colorado's 'Make My Day' law allows residents to defend themselves against intruders.
According to highcaliberdefense.com, the 'Make My Day' law permits homeowners to fire at intruders only if they are certain the intruder will commit a crime other than trespassing. They are permitted to fire if the intruder plans to use physical force, no matter how slight.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
How do you win a Bronze Star? I guess the writer won the jackpot when he got the job.
How do you spend ten years in the military as a 2nd lieutenant?
A complete tragedy! Prayers for the family!
Could have spent 3 years enlisted then went to OCS.
Go up to Staff Sergeant as a medic, then go to OCS.
Verbal commands and a good tac light would have prevented this.
I can’t believe that it took TWO pixies from journalism school to write this piece of crap. The victim was “gunned down”? Gimme a break. Somebody has been watching to much TVLand.
How awful.
It’s just a natural reflex for them anymore to go into the vapors whenever a gun is involved.
It would have been so much acceptable to the writers it he had bashed her head in with a baseball bat as she climbed in the window
and perhaps checking your stepdaughter's room before grabbing the gun at 6:00 AM and remembering that you locked her out of the house the night before when she missed curfew.
I am sorry but nobody knows for certain what another person will or won’t do if you shoot them first.
This law is written in an incredibly assinine way, if it was explained correctly by the propagandist journalist.
depends if you’re in the military, McDonalds, or the 2nd grade.
I’m sure it is written in such a way as to assure prosecutorial involvement.
Enlisted so many years rising to at least an E-5 or higher - then was commissioned as an officer...2ndLT would be the first...
Did the idiot ask who was there?
If he knew his daughter was out, what, did he forget her name?
Sorry. Trigger happy moron. All for defending your property, but you start by yelling a warning at least.
Sad. RIP.
Not being there and knowing exactly what happened - prayers go out to this family and father...and I’m not relying on this article to tell the rest of us each and every detail...basically, I’m not judging the father in this tragedy off of this politically motivated article promoting the anti-gun position...
did he get it in a lottery?
I didn’t see where Mr. Meade had knowingly locked the 14 year old out of the house the night before.
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