Cliff notes: Terminal stupidity + "feeling threatened" + gun = murder 2.
Story:
Apparently a group of brothers were drinking at a bar to mourn the recent passing of a brother in a car wreck. They come out of the bar to find out that someone has taken their car. They determine that it was a tow truck company and that rather than take the car to an impound lot, they took it down the street to another commercial parking lot.
This part is murky, not sure of exact course of events:
They walk to the nearby lot, tow truck guy apparently demands money and has a bunch of burly looking friends. The brothers basically flip them off, get in the car to drive off. Tow truck guy pulls out Sig 229 (I think) and SHOOTS the driver. He was standing off to the side because the bullet went through the side window and into the driver. Driver dies a few hours later at hospital from chest wound.
Shooter claims "stand your ground allows you to shoot someone if you feel threatened and this was self defense." Looks like someone read too many Brady press releases.
Prosecutor consults actual lawbook, sees that it must be an actual threat to one's life- murder 2 plus other felonies are charged. Sucks that someone had to die because of this s***stain. I really hope the shooter wasnt a CCWer.
http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB3VBXHCIE.html
Story:
Apparently a group of brothers were drinking at a bar to mourn the recent passing of a brother in a car wreck. They come out of the bar to find out that someone has taken their car. They determine that it was a tow truck company and that rather than take the car to an impound lot, they took it down the street to another commercial parking lot.
This part is murky, not sure of exact course of events:
They walk to the nearby lot, tow truck guy apparently demands money and has a bunch of burly looking friends. The brothers basically flip them off, get in the car to drive off. Tow truck guy pulls out Sig 229 (I think) and SHOOTS the driver. He was standing off to the side because the bullet went through the side window and into the driver. Driver dies a few hours later at hospital from chest wound.
Shooter claims "stand your ground allows you to shoot someone if you feel threatened and this was self defense." Looks like someone read too many Brady press releases.
Prosecutor consults actual lawbook, sees that it must be an actual threat to one's life- murder 2 plus other felonies are charged. Sucks that someone had to die because of this s***stain. I really hope the shooter wasnt a CCWer.
http://www.tbo.com/news/metro/MGB3VBXHCIE.html