[Leaning Right]

Evidently, the homeowner took a shot at an intruder. Responding police then shot the homeowner, thinking he was the intruder.

Sad case. And I don't know if I can fault the cops here. Moral of the story: If the police are responding to your house, make very sure they don't mistake you for a bad guy.

But it is not clear if the homeowner even knew the police were on scene.

Oh, and the intruder was arrested, and was charged with criminal trespass. It would seem to me that he should be charged with murder. His criminal act set everything in motion.

[dp0622]

I thought any death that occurs as a result of a crime was attributed to the perpetrator.

[Hugh the Scot]

Perhaps the police shouldn’t fire blindly into an occupied home...

[SteveH]

Know your target before aiming and before firing.

Police at fault.

[JohnnyP]

Any chance the intruder was the wife’s boyfriend?

[CivilWarBrewing]

Sounds to me like the homeowner opened fire on the cop, thinking he was an accomplice?

If the above were not the case, perhaps the cops shouldn't have been so trigger happy here.

[DoughtyOne]

An ex-wife that says they shot the wrong guy when they shot her ex.

Now there’s a rarity.

[piytar]

That is what’s called a “holding charge.” Used to keep the perp in jail while the DA figures out what else to charge the perp with...

[Magnum44]

Ok, I am good with waiting for this to shake out before judging. Way too many strange things about it in the article. Supposedly the homeowner is an ex-con and supposedly he shot at the intruder but the intruder was not injured??? The intruder was in the bedroom upstairs but then ran away (downstairs)? Owner retrieved the gun from his mother (downstairs) then tries to shoot intruder? Police are on scene? Police thought he was shooting at them? There is more to this than has been revealed.

[Wally_Kalbacken]

One place I’ll never be caught dead - is in bed with either of my ex-wives. That’s a bad call right there!

[eeriegeno]

Interesting that the deceased worked miscellaneous jobs and had a cleaning business but was home quite often according to the neighborhood acquaintance? Also that he was always very well dressed and had some high cost sports cars? Hmmmm?

[Timpanagos1]

The lesson is.

Never sleep with your ex-wife.

[Old Teufel Hunden]

"Officers in police-involved shootings are not interviewed until 48 hours after the incident, Toler said."

I am as pro law enforcement as anyone, but does this statement in the article strike anyone else as odd? Why do cops get to be interviewed 48 hours after the incident and not right away? Seems to me that gives them a lot of time to "get their story straight". Isn't that why they try to interview people right away? So they get the real scoop and not give someone a chance to concoct a story?

[sargon]

Oh, and the intruder was arrested, and was charged with criminal trespass. It would seem to me that he should be charged with murder. His criminal act set everything in motion.

The perp most certainly will be charged with murder...

[wgmalabama]

Thank god the cops went home safe. That’s all that really matters.