MN: Homeowner charged with manslaughter for shooting at home invasion suspects

[Bitter Clinger]

A Minnesota homeowner is facing manslaughter charges after he told police he shot at a group of men who had tried breaking into his home, and one of the suspects later died in the hospital:

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/01/31/ho ... pects.html

[locke_n_load]

Shooting before they were driving away would have been a better idea.

[RossA]

Funny, it doesn't say anything about the crooks being arrested.

[Abraham]

It's Minnesooooota!

One of most liberal states in the union.

They don't like folks to stand up for themselves...

[Lynyrd]

There must be more to this story. 10 feet away and couldn't hit a tire, but hit the BG instead?

[JustSomeOldGuy]

There must be more to this story. 10 feet away and couldn't hit a tire, but hit the BG instead?

yeah, that thought, among others, popped into my head as I read the story. Unless he was shooting from the 2nd floor balcony and was trying to shoot an offside tire through the passenger cabin......

[rotor]

He would have problems even in Texas. I don't know that he would be convicted by a jury in Texas.

[flechero]

If you are going to "case" a home (yea, right- they were there to rob it) you should accept the fact that you could get shot. I'm sure if the door wasn't locked they would still have left.

I hope the homeowner walks.

[jmra]

This case is a perfect example of why you keep your mouth shut until you have legal representation.

[parabelum]

"According to the charging documents, Pettersen told the dispatcher he fired his handgun at a gray car that was leaving his property after an attempted burglary."

Well...

[Zoo]

This case is a perfect example of why you keep your mouth shut until you have legal representation.