Posted on 02/23/2020 10:20:22 AM PST by aimhigh
VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA — The unidentified shooter was out enjoying dinner with his family. As they exited the restaurant a man confronted the family and became aggressive with them. After asking the man to leave them alone numerous times with no result, dad finally took action.
A Chesapeake man was shot and killed by a member of a family he approached “aggressively” outside a Mexican restaurant in Virginia Beach Friday night, police said. The family had told the man to leave them alone, said police spokeswoman Tonya Pierce. Brian Orlando Hicks, 37, died on scene at the parking lot outside El Azteca, a longtime restaurant in Pembroke East Shoppes.
The man who shot and killed Hicks waited on scene for police to arrive and was released later after being questioned by detectives, police said, describing the incident as a confrontation between the two men. Pierce said Hicks was “verbally aggressive” and continued to follow the family despite being told to stop. (Via Pilot Online)
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Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
Hope he has BIG insurance.
The article states “After the shooting, dad called police and waited for them to arrive. This is so important to do for anyone involved in a defensive shooting. When police arrived he fully cooperated. After interviewing dad, the police released him without pressing charges. The shooting was determined to be a defensive action.”
I have read that the opposite is true: One should never talk to the police after such an event unless one’s attorney is present. Without an attorney present it’s your word against that of the police.
Guy could be in trouble. Deadly force defense is usually only OK when threatened with deadly force or intruding into one’s home.
I wonder what he was shooting.
About 90% of pistol shot victims survive in the modern era.
Don’t talk to the police. Worthwhile (and humorous) video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-7o9xYp7eE
I wonder how many times the restaurant called the cops on the aggressive panhandler...(since he appeared to hang in their parking lot)
.45 ACP, because shooting twice is silly. (bumper stick I saw recently)
And now we get to see if his local police and prosecutors are really just jack boots for deep state leftists or if they follow the US Constitution.
If this guy is charged in any way, we have found yet another totalitarian location in our country.
JoMa
I think the operative word here is witnesses...cops can’t trap you if too many people would back up your story. No witnesses, keep your mouth shut until the lawyer comes.
So, did the guys just go off or was there more to the story than stated here? No doubt there are homeless and nuts out there that for no reason goes off, but this story seems to be lacking details? Kind of like a road-rage case where there is another side to the story.
Does the article say it was a .45?
Deadly force defense is usually only OK when threatened with deadly force or intruding into one’s home.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Agreed. Lets hope the police stay with their conclusion of righteous self defense.
Also surveillance cameras. If the whole thing is recorded and the shooting was righteous plus there are witnesses backing up the cameras, the authorities have a hard job ahead of them prosecuting the shooter.
Well, bye...
Tell them only that you felt your life was in danger. Ask to speak with an attorney.
I guess a local prosecutor could still review the case.
“Hope he has BIG insurance”.
Why? The man was released. The police had no grounds on which to hold him.
This varies greatly by state. Texas allows the use of deadly force to retrieve property after a robbery even if the robber is fleeing, for example.
Texans are also allowed to shoot trespassers after dark. Hint: Don’t trespass after dark in Texas.
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