[Blue Jays]

"...If they mistook it for someone else’s home, which we are to assume was a friend’s, why would they not respond to his efforts to communicate with them, or why try to break in, break a window pane? Does not add up..."

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They were pounding on the door and it eventually broke a pane of door glass. The homeowner then shot them through another glass section striking the teen in the chest. I will bet they were likely stupid and drunk on top of it.

Stupid drunk teens do really stupid things.
The man should have positioned himself behind cover, with 9-1-1 already called, and YELLING at the teens pounding on his door to immediately stop...as police had been summoned.

The main concern for the homeowner is that a locked entry door still stood between him and the three teens. There is no report that it had been kicked off its hinges or any similar extenuating circumstances.

He may get lucky and be no-billed with this home defense killing. There are many lawful gunowners who would shown another couple minutes of restraint...

[EDINVA]

I’ve never been in that position, so won’t judge the homeowner’s response. And I am quite sure the teens were good and drunk. Nonetheless, I cannot square their claim that they thought they were at another (supposedly a friend’s) house, but continued despite this homeowners yelling at them, to knock and pound on his door. You can only be “so” stupid. Or “so” drunk ... ONE of them had to have had some level of intelligence or sobriety.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The main concern for the homeowner is that a locked entry door still stood between him and the three teens.

Correction.

A BROKEN OPEN BY THE HOME INVADERS entry door

The door had been breached.