Unarmed teen shot inside homeowner's fenced yard, but not breaking into home, NOPD warrant says

NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune ^ | 27 July 2013 | Naomi Martin & Helen Freund

[Yo-Yo]

A 14-year-old boy remained in critical condition Friday after being shot in the head by a homeowner who said he thought the teen was trying to break into his house. But police said the teen was unarmed and did not pose an "imminent threat" when he was shot and have charged the owner with attempted second-degree murder.

The family of Marshall Coulter said the teenager could move only the right side of his body a little, but not the left. Doctors told the family that if Coulter survives, he would likely be severely brain damaged.

Coulter's family acknowledged the teen's history of burglary arrests but said he had never used a gun.

Police said that Coulter did not pose a threat to the homeowner, Merritt Landry, who works as a building inspector for the Historic District Landmarks Commission.

[MeshugeMikey]

Your predicitons are bound to come true

[MeshugeMikey]

The CHILE has NEVUH done nothin but mess his diapuh !

[AEMILIUS PAULUS]

Once again the pity phasters favor the criminal element of our society and an innocent homeowner is being required to respond in criminal court and of course with lots of money in the pending civil suit. Burglary is a crime of high social harm. It is extremely dangerous. A home owner, at night, facing an intruder even outside in the yard should not be expected to exercise with calm dispassionate judgement -"Oh Fi he is not posing a threat." OH FI let him depart!!! Burglars are OUTLAWS miserable little pieces of fate who if they die or are physically damaged cause no loss to society.

[Responsibility2nd]

I get your point about a throwaway gun, but that would not work in this case. the homeowner must stand up and admit he shot the punk.
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Were he to claim he didn’t shoot would only look more suspicious.

[stinkerpot65]

If you are stupid enough to live in a liberal city run by corrupt, black politicians, you should expect murder charges when you defend yourself.

Young Black Men: 3% of the population. 50% of the murders.

[TomGuy]

He was probably just going to the convenience store for some Skittles and Arizona Tea and got confused and lost his way and ended up in that back yard.

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[TexasFreeper2009]

LA is a castle doctrine state, the man shouldn’t even have been arrested.

Give the homeowner a medal.

[MeshugeMikey]

No_Limit_Undershirt will be VINDIMOCATED...Jesse Jackson July 28 2013

[MeshugeMikey]

The National BS Coalition another of Revrant Al Sharptons Bogus Communty Organizations has just released Rev Al's CALL FOR JUST US

This is another ATROCITY and JUST US will Be Served!

[Yo-Yo]

"Landry has been placed on emergency suspension without pay, pending the outcome of the criminal investigation."

I understand this is SOP but, if the case drags as long as the Zimmerman case did, how are the pregnant wife and daughter supposed to pay their bills?

Meanwhile the Fort Hood Shooter still draws a paycheck courtesy of Uncle Sugar.

[sport]

My brothers did not break in other people’s houses and steal the property they worked for. Both my brothers worked for their livings. If I had a sister, she would have not been a thief either. So. I guess that pretty much answers your question.

[Hot Tabasco]

"He would steal -- he was a professional thief, sure," David Coulter said. "But he would never pick up a gun,

A professional thief at age 14? It was just a matter of time before his trade evolved to using a gun.......

[mylife]

Then they would have to argue in court about....

Dat Aint my poke chop! My poke chop is mo angular!

[mylife]

Then they would have to argue in court about....

Dat Aint my poke chop! My poke chop is mo angular!

[mylife]

Sad isn’t it?

[jy8z]

The “throw away”is to be placed by the perps body, giving you justification when you admit you shot him.

[JCBreckenridge]

Grrr, that makes me so mad.

[Pfesser]

Not that I am against the comments but burglary is legally different than robbery.
In a burglary no one is accosted while in a robbery they are.

[gitmo]

It is prudent to assume any intruder into your home is armed. Same thing goes for someone in your fenced yard in the middle of the night.

[mylife]

No need for any of that.

That is the sort of premeditation that hallmarks criminals.