Thursday morning feel good stories

From Hamilton, Canada, a former Army reservist was acquitted in the case in which he shot an intruder and the Crown tried to convict him of second-degree murder;

Peter Khill, 28, admitted he shot Jon Styres but pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder, saying he fired in self-defence when he thought Styres was pointing a gun at him.

The trial heard that Styres, a 29-year-old father of two from Ohsweken, Ont., on the Six Nations reserve, did not have a gun at the time of the shooting.

Peter Khill, charged with second-degree murder, leaves court in Hamilton on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Khill, 28, is charged with gunning down an Indigenous man, Jon Styres, 29, who was allegedly trying to steal his pickup truck from his rural home in the early hours of Feb. 4, 2016. The case has overtones of the emotionally charged Coulten Boushie killing in Saskatchewan. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

A jury acquitted Khill this morning after beginning deliberations Tuesday afternoon.

Khill was stoic as the verdict was read out. His wife tearfully embraced family members in the front row of the court, while Styres’ friends and family consoled each other.

Justice Stephen Glithero thanked both sides for their participation in what he called a tough and emotional trial.

The incident took place in the early morning of Feb. 4, 2016.

Khill and his girlfriend – now his wife – awoke to the sound of banging outside their rural home and saw Styres inside their truck parked outside, the jury was told. Khill loaded his shotgun, left the home through the back door, and cut through a breezeway between the house and the garage to confront Styres.

Khill told police and a 911 operator that Styres raised his arms as though he were pointing a gun at Khill, the jury heard.

Only after Khill shot Styres did his girlfriend call 911, court heard.

From Houston, Texas;

An armed suspect who climbed on the roof of a Harris County deputy’s home was shot at by the off-duty officer, HCSO authorities tweeted Tuesday night.

About 9 p.m. Tuesday the suspect climbed on the roof in the 13900 block of Beckwith Drive and ran from one roof line to another, deputies said.

After a search, the suspect was found in a backyard hiding behind a palm tree and taken into custody, Houston Police said in a tweet. Officers assisted deputies in the search.

The suspect was not hit by gunfire but treated for non-life-threatening wounds received from a dog bite.

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