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No charges for resident who killed home invader, police say
KEZI.com ^ | October 21, 2021 | Chelsea Hunt

Posted on 10/30/2021 5:02:06 AM PDT by marktwain

EUGENE, Ore. -- A man who shot and killed someone who was breaking into his home will not face charges, police say.

The shooting happened at South Crest Apartments on Donald Street early Monday morning and it left Skyler Weisberg, 28, dead.

Leading up to the incident, police said Weisberg left his home in Tillamook County sometime after 10 p.m. on Sunday. Authorities pulled him over in Polk County after he made an alleged minor traffic violation, and he told the deputy he was headed to Eugene to look for his wife.

Just after 3:30 a.m., Weisberg arrived to the apartment he had lived at with his wife on Donald Street and pounded on the door, waking up the new residents of the home, a man and his girlfriend. Police said Weisberg demanded to see his wife and continued pounding on the door and window. Multiple residents at the complex called 911 to report the disturbance.

Despite the resident telling Weisberg his wife wasn’t at the location, he broke the window to get inside, police said. The resident, who was armed with a gun, kept telling the man to leave.

That’s when police said Weisberg moved toward the resident, reportedly making comments about death, and the resident shot the home invader twice. However, the man soon continued coming closer again. A third shot caused Weisberg to fall to the ground.

Police said the man and his girlfriend followed instructions from dispatch and the officers who arrived at the scene and were removed from the apartment. Medical aid was unable to revive Weisberg and he was pronounced dead.

Weisberg’s family has been contacted. Police say he had a history of mental illness and at least one prior psychotic episode.

The decision to not file criminal charges was made after consulting the Lane County District Attorney’s Office. We are withholding the name of the resident at this time as he is not facing charges in the incident.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Oregon
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41 posted on 10/31/2021 11:07:58 AM PDT by Twotone (While one may vote oneself into socialism one has to shoot oneself out of it.)
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To: marktwain

OR still has excellent gun laws. I attended a talk by the then county sheriff about 10 year ago detailing when it is legal to shoot trespassers on the property or house invaders and when it is not. If they won’t leave when told to, make verbal threats, have a visible weapon or claim they have a weapon, outnumber you, or are young and you are not - all legal shoots.

Can’t shoot if someone steals your car though. Someone was convicted for that some years ago.


42 posted on 10/31/2021 12:19:14 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Where We Go One We Go All)
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To: bigfootbob

This man did the right thing. The fact that Eugene authorities (a deep blue city) agrees says a lot about the situation.

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It’s OR state law, Eugene authorities really had no choice. If they had prosecuted the shooter, they would have lost the case anyway.


43 posted on 10/31/2021 12:25:56 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Where We Go One We Go All)
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To: BobL

I searched on DDG but couldn’t find one of these “reinforced steel Rape Gates”

Could you point me to a pic or a link?

Thx


44 posted on 11/01/2021 10:26:50 AM PDT by BTerclinger (MAGA! (See my FR page for links to MDs & RX for pre-hospital Covid treatment & prophylaxis).)
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To: BTerclinger

These articles mention Rape Gates:

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1991933_1991952_2002543,00.html

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/amp/news/world/city-of-fear/article20451561/

I can’t find any pictures though.


45 posted on 11/01/2021 4:27:25 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
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To: The_Media_never_lie

Would it have been possible to have retreated into a bedroom and locked the door until police arrived?


Neighbors of my mom had a bat fly into their condo. They retreated into their bedroom and locked the door. (I am not making this up).


46 posted on 11/01/2021 5:02:03 PM PDT by hanamizu
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To: hanamizu

A broom and a trashcan lid are what it would take to remove the varmint.


47 posted on 11/02/2021 6:00:32 AM PDT by The_Media_never_lie (If the votes are a lie, they must de cert i fy!)
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