UPDATED: DA: Shooting death 'justified'
A Camp Lejeune Marine who shot and killed a nude intruder last month will not face prosecution, District Attorney Ernie Lee said Friday.It's hard to imagine what the Marine could have done differently to prevent this. With two young children in the home, he can't afford to hope that this is just some drunk kid who had the wrong house - not when he's crashing through the door buck nekkid after being told that the homeowner is armed. Sure, he might be crazy - but he also might be homicidally crazy, too - again, there's simply no way to know. If it does turn out that the man who was killed had psychiatric issues, it's very unfortunate - but certainly doesn't change this from anything other than a good shoot.
David Darling, 22, was killed April 8. He was shot immediately after jumping through a window at 111 Fieldcrest Drive. He lived at 113 Fieldcrest.
Don't want to get shot dead? Don't mess with a Marine...
Dead Goblin Count: 293
That is all.
3 comments:
I can hear the bleeding heart liberals now...."why didn't he just wing him"?
A 22 yo, naked fellow that is entering a home, even if he has been warned, isn't intent on just saying "howdy y'all, how was your day?".
Steve
Yeah, when you warn someone "Go away, I have a gun" and they reply with "I want a gun too" and then proceed to forcibly enter, it sounds an awful lot like they intend to take your gun away from you.
I commend the Marine's restraint. I would have been tempted to empty the entire magazine.
"after jumping through a window at 111 Fieldcrest Drive. He lived at 113 Fieldcrest."
Well, at least he had a short walk before arriving at his destiny.
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