The homeowner and his wife heard noises, he went to investigate, kid pops out, homeowner shoots.
Sounds tragic. But, sometimes s happens. Consequences can be a b if you’re hiding in someones house.
Hopefully the case will be dismissed by a judge before the homeowners have to spend too much on lawyers.
Why didn’t he hide in the party house?
It is the very last thing you ever want to do.
Good write-up in the imbedded link ‘who was killed ...’
Especially don't do so at night.
Why is that so hard for some people to grasp?
They will assume you are there to do harm. And 95% of the time they will be right.
No mother should have to fear for the safety of her son when he breaks into a stranger’s house to hide from the police.
</do I really need a sarc tag for this?>
Counter-sue for all she has, as she obviously caused the problem by being a stupid parent...!
Sue the mom for her kid trespassing and also for mental anguish having to put up with your dumb lawyer ... and you as well.
I wonder how the young man could have avoided this tragic death. Oh, wait maybe he could have decided NOT to invade another person’s home at 2:00 AM.
Quote from the first article linked to:
Morrison, who had studied carpentry at Milwaukee Area Technical College and worked at Menard’s, had more reason than others at the party not to get caught. He was out on bail from four pending criminal cases, and as a condition was not to consume alcohol. An autopsy showed he had a blood-alcohol level of 0.19.
Kind, married for 10 years with two children, works as a brick mason for a construction company, Mastantuono said. Kind has no criminal record, and has used firearms for years as a hunter and sportsman. He owns other rifles and shotguns but only the one handgun, Mastantuono said, and had applied for a concealed-carry permit but didn’t receive it until after the shooting. He had not been drinking the night of the shooting, Mastantuono said.
Sad but, justified and I’m sorry for the kid’s mom...
How long before the ‘Just Us Brothers’ show up.
Filing of a suit does not make a party right.
Tough for the kid, but the killing was justified.
Lawsuit tests Wisconsin’s “Castle Law”.
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