The justification gets muddier, as some strange evidence has come up in this disturbing case. Apparently the shot that killed the (unarmed) teen was fired through the front door.
"The bullet that struck Strickland in the head and killed him was likely fired through his front door, according to the pathologist who performed an autopsy. Charles L. Garrett of the state medical examiner's office in Jacksonville said the fatal bullet struck Strickland in the head sideways. Garrett said that suggests the bullet penetrated another object before hitting the young man. Investigators told Garrett that the front door of Strickland's rental home had been pierced by bullets. [Sheriff] Causey said he didn't know whether the door was shut, partly open or fully open when the deputies fired. But he said they knocked and announced their presence first." http://www.newsobserver.com/1419/story/518714.html New Hanover deputy fired after fatal shooting of teen http://www.newsobserver.com/158/story/518840.html The reason wasn't given. -- --henry schaffer _______________________________________________ To post, send message to [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, change options, or get password, see http://lists.ucla.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/firearmsregprof Please note that messages sent to this large list cannot be viewed as private. Anyone can subscribe to the list and read messages that are posted; people can read the Web archives; and list members can (rightly or wrongly) forward the messages to others.
