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Thank you for your rational response. Being close to the incident, my son is friend and classmate of the boys involved. Indeed they used poor judgment in this game but they weren't armed and were NOT breaking into the house. Some of the responses on this thread are extremely disturbing. All I can say is when the facts all come out and they will, it is going to be clear whether the homeowner was legally right to open the door, step out and fire. The kid's location at the time of the shooting and whether he was facing the guy or running away will all be clear. Legally you can't just shoot somebody who is outside. He wasn't armed. As a parent of teenagers it is sadly amazing how cold and stupid some of the "adult" responses on this thread have been. Again, thank you for your lucid response. I too fully support the 2nd Amendment.

The people posting the "homeowner is always right" responses can quite regularly be counted on to do just that. At the same time only one of them has ever admitted putting up a fence at the lotline with a lockable gate. He "posts" the rest of his property with notices. Still I doubt he would just shoot some kid he found on his front porch.

The rest of them are clearly dangerous people. They leave the front appearance of their properties open and inviting just as if there were normal folks inside. We can imagine them cowaring behind their front doors, loaded firearm at the ready, just waiting to shoot the first person foolish enough to ever ring their doorbell.

They will plead self-defense as they are hauled away to the gurney for their last trip.

The evidence will indeed be interesting. Seems the initial evidence at the scene led the LEO's to "not" arrest the homeowner. Had the small child been shot in the back , no close quarters powder burns on his clothing or a shot thru the screen or storm door, or evidence of damage to the doors I will be suprised if the homeowner doesn't go to jail. Blood splatter, powder residue ect will prove where the shot was made from in the long run.

But the lack of an instant arrest by the LEO's suggest that the child and his "friend" were not playing a game of knock and run away.

If ya see local nooooze about this I'd be interested . Please ping me if ya will when it's discovered as to what the DA or Grand Jury decides please.

Stay Safe .....Sorry about your kids friend. Hope his death teaches all involved a lesson.

If the homeowner's house was worth $190,000 and the dead kid lived a few streets over...can we assume that this is a high-income neighborhood...as in lily white and everything's right with the world? And we don't live in fear of home invasions?

Because it doesn't make sense when parents and friends are whining, it was just a harmless prank. I wonder, what world are you people living in? You don't do things like that nowadays at 12:30 AM. It's suicidal.