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doxydad

(1,363 posts) Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:36 AM Jun 2014

Nevada man shoots confused birthday partier who knocked on wrong door

A Nevada man looking for a birthday party was shot early Thursday morning by a homeowner in northwest Las Vegas when he knocked on the wrong door.

Metropolitan Police spokesperson Lt. Ted Glaude told the Las Vegas Sun that the victim and his friend had briefly left the birthday party. When the two tried to return at around 2 am, they mistakenly knocked on the wrong door at a nearby home. Police said the men were confused why they were not being allowed into the house and banged on the door while arguing with the homeowner.

Police said that the homeowner fired a single round, striking the victim in the chest. He was transferred to University Medical Center.

According to the paper, no arrests had been made as of 7:30 a.m. on Thursday.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal identified the home owner as Las Vegas Fire Department Captain Victor Thompson.

Good guy with a gun argument shows it holds NO WATER.

http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/crime-courts/man-shot-after-going-wrong-house-northwest-las-vegas

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Nevada man shoots confused birthday partier who knocked on wrong door (Original Post) doxydad Jun 2014 OP

At what point do we as a society decide "enough is enough' etherealtruth Jun 2014 #1

Need more info on this one. aikoaiko Jun 2014 #2

What the hell happened to the good guy with a telephone? Vinca Jun 2014 #3

Notice no arrest have been made. ileus Jun 2014 #4

etherealtruth

(22,165 posts)

1. At what point do we as a society decide "enough is enough'

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 05:54 AM

Jun 2014

(as an individual, I decided this decades ago)

In metro Detroit a man shot a young woman that knocked on his door (yes she was drunk, which is irrelevant) ... he shot her through the screen door (she is dead and he is rightly facing second degree murder charges). When did it become permissable to shoot someone because they came to your door?

aikoaiko

(34,165 posts)

2. Need more info on this one.

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:04 AM

Jun 2014

If the drunk was threatening to break through the door or appeared to be trying even father the homeowner told him to go away, for example, I could see this not leading to charges.

Vinca

(50,255 posts)

3. What the hell happened to the good guy with a telephone?

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 06:43 AM

Jun 2014

I'm sure they have cops on duty in Las Vegas at night and the homeowner might have called them before resorting to deadly force.

ileus

(15,396 posts)

4. Notice no arrest have been made.

Reply to doxydad (Original post)

Fri Jun 6, 2014, 07:09 AM

Jun 2014

While I wouldn't advocate shooting through a door, it seems the law must at this time not have enough cause to charge the home owner.

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