Posted on 08/29/2019 12:32:05 PM PDT by Morgana
An Ohio homeowner shot dead two teenage boys who he say were 'trespassing' on his property on Wednesday night.
The homeowner has not been named but is being questioned.
He told police that on Wednesday at 9.30pm, he shot the two boys in his 'garage'. He called 911 afterwards.
The boys have been identified as 17-year-olds Devon Henderson and Javier Harrison. It remains unclear if they were trying to break into the property, or what their motive for being there was.
When the homeowner called 911, he told the operator: 'I shot two guys. I shot two persons tried to rob… to do something in my house.'
Dayton Daily News, a local outlet, says one of the teenagers' father's believed they knew the shooter and had been in the garage before.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
Two 17 year olds out late at night, on a school night no less.
Where were the parents?
Why were they in some one else's garage that they should not have been.
They got shot and killed now there is outrage?
Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Let that be a lesson to every other kid doing this.
Not defending them, but 9:30 isn't late for 17 year-olds. It's barely dark by then...
What they were doing in the guy's garage is another question.
I would guess that they didn’t carry signs saying ,”We are 17 year olds.”
Remember what Joe Friday recommended? A paper route. Builds character. It did in his case.
They were good boys who were turning their lives around. They were planning to go to medical school.
They were collecting materials for a recycling drive at school, no doubt.
Depends. Some places have a curfew, some places need one.
“one of the teenagers’ father’s believed they knew the shooter and had been in the garage before”
Yep, cased the place and came back for the goods.
“Play stupid games win stupid prizes.”
Nope.
No threat to the shooter’s life. The shooter is going to jail, and I think that’s as it should be.
Hopefully that’s learn their lesson.
When I was 17, I looked like 17. But plenty of my friends looked like they were 25 with full beards and over six feet in height... They were the kids who bought liquor and got into bars without even being asked for IDs.
aspiring rappers....
But even with the "stupid kids" scenario the homeowner had no way of knowing that.In some states,including mine,one has the legal duty to attempt to flee such situations rather than the right to stand your ground.
But if I was ever on a jury in my state trying such a case I'd ignore the duty to flee and consider if the homeowner had good reason to be fearful.
It seems to me that this guy may very well have had good reason to be fearful...even if his state has a "duty to flee" law.
And they were just ‘matriculating’ into the local community college
Shouldn’t the sign say “We are teens”?
I agree. Sounds like a bad shoot.
You don’t need to look at the pics.
castle doctrine...you don’t wait to see if your life is threatened in your own home...no charges.
I saw the picture of his home. He seemingly lives in a place where he doesn’t get to have windows. Small wonder he’s sensitive about crime.
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