Horrible. No one should even consider armed home defense without having adequate lighting, optics, cameras and/or other ways of identifying someone outside or inside of a residence. And if no one is attacking or breaking in, a resident should hold his or her fire.
Many people are not acting sanely. Young folks sometimes sneak around neighborhoods while playing at night. That’s no reason to get hysterical and shoot them. Police, sometimes answering calls of burglaries in progress, will cross property lines in the dark. Residents should be aware of who is out there and whether or not they’re agressors against the residents before using violence.
The victim, of Colorado Springs, was gunned down after a burglary was reported at her family's home.
Police spokesman Larry Herbert said the girl's stepfather fired the shot, but said it was unclear if he had mistaken the teen for a burglar.
Did he call the police to report a burglary and then go outside and shoot her???