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MN: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:28 pm
by Bitter Clinger
A Minnesota homeowner is facing manslaughter charges after he told police he shot at a group of men who had tried breaking into his home, and one of the suspects later died in the hospital:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/31/ho ... pects.html
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:34 pm
by locke_n_load
Shooting before they were driving away would have been a better idea.
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:43 pm
by RossA
Funny, it doesn't say anything about the crooks being arrested.
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:09 pm
by Abraham
It's Minnesooooota!
One of most liberal states in the union.
They don't like folks to stand up for themselves...
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:29 pm
by Lynyrd
There must be more to this story. 10 feet away and couldn't hit a tire, but hit the BG instead?
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:35 pm
by JustSomeOldGuy
Lynyrd wrote:There must be more to this story. 10 feet away and couldn't hit a tire, but hit the BG instead?
yeah, that thought, among others, popped into my head as I read the story. Unless he was shooting from the 2nd floor balcony and was trying to shoot an offside tire through the passenger cabin......
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 4:45 pm
by rotor
He would have problems even in Texas. I don't know that he would be convicted by a jury in Texas.
Re: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 6:07 pm
by flechero
If you are going to "case" a home (yea, right- they were there to rob it) you should accept the fact that you could get shot. I'm sure if the door wasn't locked they would still have left.
I hope the homeowner walks.
Re: MN: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 6:34 am
by jmra
This case is a perfect example of why you keep your mouth shut until you have legal representation.
Re: MN: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:59 am
by parabelum
"According to the charging documents, Pettersen told the dispatcher
he fired his handgun at a gray car that was leaving his property after an attempted burglary."
Well...
Re: MN: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:44 pm
by Zoo
jmra wrote:This case is a perfect example of why you keep your mouth shut until you have legal representation.
