Teen accused in Sacramento County homicide

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

A 17-year-old boy stands accused of killing a man Tuesday morning, though detectives now believe the shooting was justified, authorities said Wednesday.

Sacramento County sheriff's deputies arrested the boy, whose name has not been released because he is a juvenile, late Tuesday night on suspicion of murder, said sheriff's Sgt. Tim Curran.

Detectives made the arrest based on information they had gathered about the fatal shooting that morning of 30-year-old James Davis on the 2800 block of La Quinta Drive, Curran said.

But after interviewing the boy, Curran said, detectives learned that he had acted in self-defense – and in defense of his mother, Davis' girlfriend, who had been "beaten severely" before the fatal confrontation.

The boy was booked into juvenile hall on a murder charge but later released – though the murder charge still stands, Curran said. The Sacramento County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the case and will decide if it was justifiable homicide.


http://www.sacbee.com/ourregion/story/1880096.html?mi_rss=Our%2520Region

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

1. I see none of the grabbers wanted to touch this one.

[proteus_lives]

2. The guy protected his mother.

If gun-grabbers had their way, he would have been forced to fist-fight the abusing prick or let his mother be beaten.

[Statistical]

4. He was a coward right?

Isn't that the meme they use?

He was a coward because he didn't want to settle it man on man with a 30yr adult.
Likely something else about that poor man would be alive if it wasn't for his penis extension.
Also his mom should have moved.
He is paranoid and scared to have a gun. Anyone who thinks people are trying to kill them is paranoid and dangerous.
If he time to shoot him he had time to call the cops (and watch his mom get beaten to death for 15-30 minutes).

That about cover all the talking points?

[spin]

5. LOL...yes you covered it. (n/t)

[Hoopla Phil]

7. Just a cowardly little child with a small penis.

[Hoopla Phil]

8. Or just deal with his small penis in a more productive manner.

[DonP]

3. Why didn't he just take the gun from the young man and use it on him?

We're told by "reliable sources" here that the bad guy will just take the gun and use it on you in these situations?

I better bookmark this for the next time I'm, reminded that having a gun to defend yourself or family doesn't work.

Sadly it was probably not the first beating, but it was certainly the last one.

[Hoopla Phil]

6. This is the rare exception to the rule.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

10. Another statistic proven true. The abuser was more likely to be killed by having a gun in the home.

[Indy Lurker]

11. Oh wait I have a true one

More likely to be killed by someone you know with a gun than a stranger.

[Taitertots]

9. Add one more to the Gun Prohibitionist total gun murders count

They are not going to touch this with a ten foot stick. They will just ignore it and add it to the total gun deaths this year.