Saturday Feel Good Stories

York City Police chief: Fatal shooting could be a case of self-defense

by Liz Evans Scolforo
A York City man fatally shot Wednesday inside a west-end York City home allegedly assaulted a woman who lives there — and was released from county prison less than a week ago after posting bail on those charges.

Christian Ivan Gutierrez-Rosado, of the 900 block of West Locust Street, was killed about 9 a.m. Wednesday, April 10, inside 702 W. Princess St., according to the York County Coroner’s Office, which has ruled the death a homicide.

York City Police Chief Troy Bankert told The York Dispatch the afternoon of Thursday, April 11, that the investigation is still active and that nothing has been determined for sure.

“At this point the York City Police Department and the York County District Attorney’s Office are evaluating the shooting incident as a possible self-defense (case),” Bankert said.

The shooter has been released, and no charges have been filed against him so far, according to the chief.

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Read the rest of the article here: York Dispatch

Explained: Stand Your Ground vs. Castle Doctrine

by Jetske Wauran|
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — There are different self-defense laws across the country and generally, they fall into one of two categories.

This first is Stand Your Ground which means “an individual who believes there is reasonable risk to themselves may use reasonable force to prevent personal harm up to and including deadly force.”

“Which would apply anytime you’re outside you’re home out in public some place. You can be at the mall, at the restaurant, in the middle of the street,” said Major Todd Wieck, Woodbury County Sheriff’s Office.

The second is, the Castle Doctrine, which protects the use of deadly force when a person acts in self-defense in his or her home, business or car.

Tuesday morning’s shooting incident in Sioux City where a 19-year-old man broke into a house and was shot and killed by the home’s owner, could fall under the protection of the Castle Doctrine.

“With this particular case that’s ongoing with the city, the Castle Doctrine would actually apply because the incident took place inside the residence. The gentleman that owned the house, used force to protect himself and his home,” said Wieck.

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Thank you Major Obvious, no flies on you. Read the rest of the article here: Siouxland News

Teen who broke into Prince George’s Co. house fatally shot

by Zeke Hartner
A home invasion led to a fatal shooting in Prince George’s County, Maryland, on Wednesday.

According to Prince George’s County police, Victory Mbeng, 18, of New Carrollton, was armed when he broke into a man’s Riverdale home around 5:30 p.m. Mbeng was shot by the homeowner seconds after kicking down the door, and ran away.

The homeowner called police to report that he had just shot a man trying to break in.

Prince George’s County police were called to Doctors Hospital in Lanham, after Mbeng was admitted with a gunshot wound around 6 p.m. He died shortly after arriving.

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PDRofMD’s PG County- half DC bedroom community, half home to former DC residents displaced by gentrification. All told a series of gated communities surrounded by urban blight. I digress; read the rest of the article here: WTOP

Allrighty then Delta Whiskies and Whiskettes, three and out for a week ending TAH Trifecta. Now that the warming season is upon us, (most of us, anyway) criminal activity is going to increase. Carry what you can, where you can, and stay in condition yellow.

Today’s TAH Trifecta FGS is dedicated to our own Wilted Willie; I hope this post finds you today in good cheer and on the road to a swift and complete recovery. Because after all, anything less is simply unacceptable.
*grin*

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