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Florida Man Shot to Death When He Barges Into Neighbor's Look-Alike House
The Associated Press
Published: Feb 3, 2003
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A man who apparently thought he was entering his own town house was shot to death by his neighbor when he barged inside the look-alike dwelling in the middle of the night, police said.
Jeffrey McNeil, 32, banged on the door of John Arnold's townhouse early Sunday. Awakened by the noise, Arnold loaded a pistol, opened the door and shot McNeil when he entered and made a threatening move, police said.
No charges were filed because Arnold appeared to be acting in self-defense, sheriff's spokeswoman Marianna Pasha said.
Arnold told detectives he was asleep around 2 a.m. when he heard someone yelling obscenities and knocking on his garage and front door. Arnold's teenage daughter and a friend of hers were in the house, which was similar in appearance to McNeil's house just two doors down.
Arnold said he asked McNeil several times what he wanted. Arnold told investigators the intruder was mumbling and acting strangely, Pasha said.
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The Associated Press
Published: Feb 3, 2003
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) - A man who apparently thought he was entering his own town house was shot to death by his neighbor when he barged inside the look-alike dwelling in the middle of the night, police said.
Jeffrey McNeil, 32, banged on the door of John Arnold's townhouse early Sunday. Awakened by the noise, Arnold loaded a pistol, opened the door and shot McNeil when he entered and made a threatening move, police said.
No charges were filed because Arnold appeared to be acting in self-defense, sheriff's spokeswoman Marianna Pasha said.
Arnold told detectives he was asleep around 2 a.m. when he heard someone yelling obscenities and knocking on his garage and front door. Arnold's teenage daughter and a friend of hers were in the house, which was similar in appearance to McNeil's house just two doors down.
Arnold said he asked McNeil several times what he wanted. Arnold told investigators the intruder was mumbling and acting strangely, Pasha said.
http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGAONWJWQBD.html