DC resident shoots, kills 13-year-old boy, says teen was breaking into cars: police

[swinokur]

1st ever Marion S. Barry award for courage

 

[rseymorejr]

1st ever Marion S. Barry award for courage

Did the bitch set him up too?

 

[kshaw]

One of my old bosses told me of a similar situation that happened about 50 years ago. He was in his early twenties; he had just finished college and had a civilian job with the Army. He had his own apartment in Virginia and had recently purchased a handgun for protection. One night, he heard some noise in the back of the appartment and observed someone trying to steal a radio out of his car. My boss retrieved his firearm and fired a round at the thief. The thief was not hit and dropped the radio and ran away as fast as he could. Someone in the appartment building called the police. The police officer came out and interviewed my boss. He asked my boss if he had heard any gunshot. My boss denied hearing anything but said that he did see someone trying to steal a radio from his car. The police officer walked around the car and noticed the radio and where the round had hit the fence behind the car and ran his finger over the hole but said nothing. The police officer asked my boss if he wanted to file charges for the attempted theft. My boss said that the thief had dropped the radio and did not see a need to file charges. The policeman said that maybe your neighbors just heard a car backfire so I am going to close out this call.

 

[spoon059]

From what I read, the guy has not been charged . He was also was performing CPR on the bad guy. Point being, there may be more to the story.

Just cause the cops haven't charged doesn't mean the AUSA isn't chomping at the bit to file charges.

 

[MeatGrinder]

Just cause the cops haven't charged doesn't mean the AUSA isn't chomping at the bit to file charges.

Reporting these days is terrible. I'm thinking that there is more to this story. Maybe the good guy confronted the bad guy, a conflict arose, things turned bad, and he had to shoot. I dunno, but I think that there are aspects that we have not heard yet.

 

[willtill]

People are getting fed up.

 

[Trepang]

Zero chance he break in another car.
Just saying.....

 

[TheOriginalMexicanBob]

It's oftentimes less a matter of would an individual officer and/or his supervisor would recommend charges but whether the prosecutor wants to make his street cred for higher office by wanting to prosecute. A lot depends on exactly what happened and how and whether it's reasonably defensible or not.

A lot of gutless prosecutors would take it to the Grand Jury and let them decide whether to return an indictment. That way the prosecutor can claim it wasn't his decision.

 

[Sunrise]

You can be they will be.

Oh no doubt. Some soy-based prosecutor is hoping to make their career/promotion on this if they can.

 

[Sunrise]

Why was a 13 yo outside at 0400? Was he a newpaper delivery boy? (Last was 'tongue in cheek')

Ssssshhhh.... You can't ask that reasonable question.

 

[Sunrise]

That dude is screwed. It is DC. Self-defense is illegal. Defense of property is illegaller.

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Yeah. That's a good way to put it. Not sure how much doing CPR on the teen will actually help him here.

 

[Sunrise]

From what I read, the guy has not been charged . He was also was performing CPR on the bad guy. Point being, there may be more to the story.

If I'm the self-defense shooter, I'm not sure I want to put myself in a prone or vulnerable position to do CPR on the assailant. In this case, the accomplices fled, but they could easily come back armed for revenge. What I'm doing here is a reload, and I'm holding at the low ready for other threats. If some other bystander wants to do CPR, that's fine. I'm not doing it because of the risk it would pose to myself. I'll reholster once police arrive on scene, but not before.

 

[lazarus]

Give him a medal. He just single handedly put a stop to 15-30 years of criminal acts.

Or he was going to get arrested shortly, face a year or two in juve and turn his life around.

The point is, can't know and unless things change, theft doesn't rate capital punishment in the US. Nor should it.

Yeah, he might have erased a career criminal who was going to go on and kill someone in a few days, weeks, months, or years later. But plenty of former juvenile offenders that DO turn their life around.

Or do we just institute capital punishment for all crimes now no matter how minor or major and whether someone is convicted or just suspected?

 

[tdt91]

No charges yet. Like others have said, there may be more to the story. How about the shooters employment?? Maybe he has powerful connections, he is in DC ya know. Likely has a gov job, maybe even works for POTUS, who knows.

 

[Biggfoot44]

Or he was going to get arrested shortly, face a year or two in juve and turn his life around.

Humor about a 13yo actually getting time in DC for that ?

 

[Sunrise]

Give him a medal. He just single handedly put a stop to 15-30 years of criminal acts.

Not to mention the substantial savings on room and board as well.

 

[Sunrise]

No charges yet. Like others have said, there may be more to the story. How about the shooters employment?? Maybe he has powerful connections, he is in DC ya know. Likely has a gov job, maybe even works for POTUS, who knows.

It is interesting that more information hasn’t come out on this yet. Eventually we’ll know, but it does strike my curiosity that we don’t know very much now.

 

[rbird7282]

Give him a medal. He just single handedly put a stop to 15-30 years of criminal acts.

This is most likely 100% truth.


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[mauser58]

Well people are so fed up with this stealing and other stuff. The man stopped many more thefts in the future Im sure by putting an end to him. Thing is the man will be punished and charged for this and sure his life could be ruined. Not to say other lawsuits and threats from the boys family and others.

 

[swinokur]

Why do CPR and undo his good work?

Yeah I don’t GAF.