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DA cites self-defense; No charges brought in fatal Hendersonville shooting

Jennifer Lindman
HENDERSON COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) — The district attorney won’t bring charges in a fatal Hendersonville shooting, they reported on Friday.

“When you go to someone else’s property, the law does support them defending themselves when they believe they’re going to die or be badly injured,”said DA Greg Newman in a morning press conference on the shooting.

“We will not be submitting an indictment. There are not facts to support a charge that we can successfully prosecute.”

It’s been more than two weeks since the shooting death of James Stepp III on Brooklyn Avenue in Hendersonville County.

In a Friday morning press conference, District Attorney Greg Newman said there will not be any charges, citing that the facts support self-defense in Stepp’s death.

Stepp’s family rejects the decision, and a group gathered, calling for justice for James Stepp.

The shooting took place July 3 at a Hendersonville business.

Investigators say an argument broke out between the business owner and Stepp’s son, which led to the son being fired.

The DA said the son called Stepp, who showed up and got into a fight with the owner, punching him a number of times.

During the course of the fight the business owner took out a gun and fired three times before the gun jammed, fatally wounding Stepp.

“The law supports what this man did,” Newman said of the shooter in the press conference. He called the case difficult, tragic and “not the way we want people to resolve their disputes.”

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Here’s a more detailed account of the incident:

Stepp’s son, Jimmy, worked for Spinella at Spinella Trucking and Excavating Inc. and was fired the day of the incident after Spinella claimed Jimmy had damaged equipment, Newman said during a news conference Friday morning at the Henderson County Courthouse.

The son was asked to leave the property, then returned and had a heated verbal exchange with Spinella, which led to his firing, according to Newman.

Stepp then went to the business and confronted Spinella, Newman said. Stepp asked Spinella to give him his son’s paycheck immediately, Newman said. Newman said Stepp was not invited onto the property and Spinella did not know who Stepp was.

The incident quickly escalated, and Stepp punched Spinella in the head “very forcefully,” which caused Spinella to fall to the ground facedown, according to Newman, adding that Stepp continued to punch Spinella in the head.

A witness tried to break it up before getting tangled up and falling down, which allowed Spinella to turn enough to grab the pistol near the small of his back that he legally carried, Newman said.

After grabbing his pistol, Spinella stuck the firearm into Stepp’s chest and fired “as many times as he could fire it,” Newman said.

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Seattle woman shoots burglary suspect who ignored warnings

SEATTLE, Wash. (AP) — A burglary suspect ignored numerous signs warning a Seattle homeowner was armed and prepared to shoot intruders and is in serious condition after she lived up to her promise.

KOMO reports the woman called 911 early Thursday to report she had shot an armed man as he tried to break into her home, wounding him in the shoulder.

Two other suspects were arrested nearby.

Burglars had broken into the woman’s home two days earlier while she was away, and police say this looks like a case of self-defense.

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Fatal shooting of Lancaster man was self-defense, no charges to be filed: DA

By Jana Benscoter
The Lancaster County District Attorney’s office said an investigation shows a fatal shooting in April 2019 was done in self-defense and no charges will be filed.

Prosecutors say Tony Torrellas was shot after entering his ex-girlfriend’s house in Lancaster. The woman’s boyfriend shot Torrellas, authorities said.

The district attorney’s office said the state law known as the Castle Doctrine states “that deadly force can be used against an intruder, but it does not specify how deadly force should be administered.”

“Our office reviewed all evidence gathered by the Lancaster city police to include: physical evidence from the scene, cellphone evidence from the parties involved, interview reports, an audio recording, and other information pertinent to the investigation,” the DA’s office said in a statement. “Our office applied the law pertinent to this case – specifically, the Castle Doctrine – and determined no charges should be filed.”

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