On Fri, Dec 08, 2006 I wrote: > 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.
That is apparently what did happen - but the current story is that it was even a worse mess. Apparently there was *no* evidence of an armed suspect - the deputy who was the lead "dynamic entry" person heard the blow of the battering ram wielded by the officer in front of him, mistook it for gunfire coming from inside the house and then fired multiple times through the closed front door. http://www.newsobserver.com/1419/story/522546.html Then to continue this messed up case, the Grand Jury returned an indictment of murder, 2nd - but the next day the foreman said he accidently checked the wrong box! Apparently the indictment has been voided, and the DA intends to present charges to a new Grand Jury. http://www.newsobserver.com/1419/story/521725.html These new developments seem, to me, to end the discussion of whether there was sufficient evidence to open fire and the suspect. Rather this seems to be a much simpler case of accidental or negligent shooting, which is a quite a different situation. --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.
