From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette
FRANKLIN, Pa. -- A retired Venango County teacher has been acquitted of fatally shooting an unarmed man outside his home through a door.
A jury found 68-year-old Rodger Lore of Sandy Creek Township not guilty of voluntary and involuntary manslaughter in the September 2006 death of 28-year-old David Scott Kirkpatrick.
Mr. Lore testified he thought someone was trying to break into his home when Mr. Kirkpatrick was kicking and banging on the door.
Mr. Lore says he fired one warning shot through the door, and when the kicking wouldn't stop, fired again. The second shot was fatal.
Police say they don't know why Mr. Kirkpatrick was at Mr. Lore's home. Authorities say a high level of alcohol and traces of marijuana were found in Mr. Kirkpatrick's system.