Posted on 01/12/2012 3:37:23 PM PST by marktwain
Police said an elderly Daytona Beach widower was "well within his rights" to shoot and kill a burglar who tried to force his way into his beachside home Thursday morning.
Police Chief Mike Chitwood said 82-year-old Charles Robbins was awakened by the noise of someone trying to break in at about 6:15 a.m., armed himself and shot through the door in the 300 block of Woodland Avenue, killing 24-year-old Tyler Orshoski.
"We're thankful he did something the criminal justice system couldn't do and he put this guy out of business this morning," he said. Chitwood said the homeowner's wife died recently.
Robbins used a .45-caliber handgun to shoot Orshoski once in the abdomen, according to police spokesman Jimmie Flynt. The suspected burglar died on the porch of the house.
Initially, police thought Orshoski was behind a series of burglaries in the area. But after removing Orshoski's ski mask, they could not confirm whether he was involved, Flynt said.
Police said they did however find pry marks on Robbins' door and Orshoski was carrying a flashlight, screwdriver and hammer, he said.
Orshoski has been charged numerous times in the past with drug possession and burglary; however his family said he never did anything that would merit being shot to death.
"He was not the scum of the earth," said Orshoski's sister Breckin Moloney. "I don't think my brother ever deserved to be shot. It's atrocious and appalling that [Robbins] gets a verbal pat on the back for this from the chief of police."
Moloney said her brother was engaged to be married and her family is shattered by his death.
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Hum lets see I am supposed to ask - are you a bad boy - semi bad boy or a mass murderer so I decide if I want to shot your A%&$ in my house
Good shooting, Citizen. Civilization thanks you.
Um, for simple contraband possession, of course not.
For burglary, however, violent death is something that the perpetrator should fear at every moment. Such is often the unintended consequence of true criminality.
You might not like the answer.
I have a card reader outside my home...burglars have to swipe their license, and while they’re breaking in, I’m conducting a background check to see whether or not I should use deadly force.
Asking them through the door, “Are you going to try and kill me?” doesn’t work too well, because sometimes I can’t understand what they’re mumbling.
Mr. Robins should sue Tyler for the cost of replacing his door.
Tyler’s actions led to the directly and indirectly to damage done to Robbins’ door and had he (or his estate) should be held financially liable.
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