Self Defense – Page 80

BLUF:
This is another example of “rules for thee but not for me.” If “The Squad” truly believed defunding the police was a good idea, they wouldn’t hire off-duty cops for self-protection. ……….It’s time for them to sit down, shut up, and put their money where their mouth is. They should have to live like the rest of us, even if they are in the public eye.

No Surprise: ‘Squad’ Members Pay the Most in Private Security While Working to Abolish the Police

Over the last few years, “The Squad” – comprised of Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Cori Bush (D-MO) – have worked to “defund the police.” Although they continually say stupid things, like they want to “reimagining” what policing in the United States looks like, the reality is simple: they want to do away with law enforcement agencies across the country.

Americans across the country rely on two things to keep themselves and their families safe: law enforcement and/or their Second Amendment rights. When an emergency takes place, most people call 911 and know at least one law enforcement officer will be there to help them in their time of need.

What’s amazing – although not surprising – is “The Squad” wants to do away with emergency services for you and me. But that decision wouldn’t impact them. In fact, the five women have spent a large sum of money on local law enforcement officers for private security. That’s right. Our lives aren’t worth protecting but theirs are.

But the real kicker? They spent more than any other House members on private security.

The New York Post broke down their security costs:

In the two months between April 15 and June 28, Bush spent nearly $70,000 of her campaign funds on personal security, the most of any House lawmaker. That’s almost $20,000 above the median household income for residents in her district, which covers St. Louis and adjacent communities. Bush, who often wears a Black Lives Matter or a “Y’All Gone Stop Killing Us!” t-shirt, says she believes defunding the police would prevent the deaths of people like Michael Brown and Breonna Taylor. But it’s unclear who would stop the killing that would then ensue. Of the 130 homicide victims in St. Louis so far this year, half of whose residents are African-American, all but ten victims were African-American (98 men and 22 women). The vast majority of these involved firearms — not one fired by a police officer. …

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David Frum is wrong: Guns save lives and sustain communities
From self defense to funding fire departments, they’re woven into the culture of red America

The debate over guns in the United States could, until recently, be divided into two extreme camps: the liberal elites (invariably protected by armed guards) who call for ever-more restrictive control of firearms, the basic functionality of which they cannot even begin to explain, and the uber-conservative right, for whom guns are a way of life and are ofttimes life-sustaining.

David Frum is evidently of the first faction, writing in The Atlantic this month about how ‘Responsible Gun Ownership Is a Lie.’ Gun sales – especially among first-time gun buyers – surged between 2019 and 2020, and continue to smash records. This trend has Frum worried.

As a card-carrying member of the second camp (I literally have a Sandy Ridge Sportsmen’s Club membership card a’settin’ here on my desk), I’d like to give Frum and other anti-gun radicals the benefit of the doubt, at least until they’ve had the chance to finish reading this article. Let’s pretend that their civilian disarmament schemes stem from innocent ignorance. Perhaps Frum and others like him simply do not understand the life-giving role guns play in society – especially in rural America.

Guns can be scary. I get it. They are loud, and, with even a little power, capable of much destruction. They are not unlike elected officials in these ways.

But in the backwoods of Pennsylvania, where Hunter-Trapper Education Certification was part of my required fifth-grade curriculum, and the opening of deer season always means two consecutive school holidays, guns are more than a political talking point.

Considering this, the debate over guns should really be set against the backdrop of two different, apolitical sets: those who understand gun culture and those who do not.

Those of us who grew up around guns know them to be tools useful in the procurement of food, the dispatching of predators, a unifying pastime, the prize showpiece of a collector’s mantle, and, yes, an invaluable means of self-defense.

Guns are more powerful than Frum thinks, but not in a bad way. In some places, firearms take on a vital role that sustains entire communities.

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Tulsa’s latest 3 homicides occurred within a span of 38 hours, and each is considered justifiable

Self-defense claims are nothing new to the homicide detectives at the Tulsa Police Department, but to have three in a row that appear to be legitimate is, at the least, “strange.”

And to know the three killings were carried out in a mere 38 hours might just be something new — even to detectives who have spent more than a decade in the unit, Tulsa Police Lt. Brandon Watkins said.

“There’s a lot of people who claim self-defense,” Watkins said. “That’s usually the first refuge that people go to when they come in, but we look at the evidence.

“On these three cases, the evidence was compelling.”

The cases make up the 35th, 36th and 37th homicides to occur in Tulsa this year, according to Tulsa World records. Two of the victims died of gunshot wounds, and the third died after being stabbed; all in separate occurrences at the beginning of September.

Detectives released the names of the latter two victims on Thursday after previously releasing that of the first, which occurred about 4:15 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 2.

It was a shooting call in the 2100 block of North Hartford Avenue, and victim Isaac Weeks was found with a gunshot wound to his chest. He died at a hospital.

The 40-year-old had been at a birthday party thrown in his honor all throughout the day before, Watkins said, and he was likely intoxicated when he began waving a gun around in the wee hours of the night. His actions prompted a couple of guests to leave, but Weeks followed them and reportedly pointed his gun at a man, who shot him.

Watkins said the encounter was caught on surveillance footage, and the shooter turned himself in shortly afterward and was questioned before being released.

Police received another call later that evening: A homeowner shot and killed a man he said broke into his home, stole his belongings and attacked him.

The resident told police he received an alert that someone was attempting to break into his house in the 900 block of South Allegheny Avenue, and when he arrived at the address, he found a man later identified as Stevie Ashlock carrying items from his residence.

Ashlock reportedly began attacking the homeowner with a metal object when he called 911 and attempted to keep Ashlock from leaving the property.

The homeowner shot him in the torso about 5:10 p.m., and Ashlock, 34, died at a hospital. The homeowner suffered some scrapes, Watkins said, but no great physical harm.

The next day, a fist fight outside a convenience store at 49th Street and Yale Avenue turned deadly when a man pulled out a knife and stabbed another in the neck.

Joseph Sexton, 23, died of his injuries despite fairly quick medical attention, Watkins said.

“It was just a particularly bad wound,” Watkins said, indicating Sexton suffered an arterial bleed.

Watkins said the stabber and Sexton didn’t seem to know each other, but several witnesses along with surveillance footage pointed to Sexton as being the instigator of a fight.

“We don’t really know why the fight was being picked,” Watkins said. “But from what we’ve been able to pick up in interviews with people, (Sexton) just liked to fight.”

The man tried to hold Sexton off before eventually stabbing him, Watkins said. He fled the area, leading police to track him down in the days following, but Watkins said he was questioned and released.

This year hasn’t come close to producing as many homicides as the near-record amount of homicides Tulsa saw in 2020—this time last year, 58 homicides had occurred—but case complexity-wise, there is no break in sight, Watkins said.

Five “whodunits” out of the 37 cases detectives have received are proving to be especially challenging, but the investigations are ongoing.

“We never stop,” Watkins said

Man shot after broken necklace dispute in Jefferson County ruled self-defense

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) — A 31-year-old man is dead after an argument over a broken necklace led to a shooting early Sunday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office said Maurice Carter was shot after witnesses reported he showed up to a home angry about a chain necklace that had been damaged during an altercation earlier in the evening.

The sheriff’s office said Carter reportedly came to the home in 200 block of 18th Avenue Northwest around 2:15 a.m., began arguing, and pulled out a gun.

Carter then reportedly pointed the gun at one of the people at the home.

The sheriff’s office said that person was reportedly able to back away from Carter with his hands up and retrieve a shotgun.

The shotgun was fired once and Carter was struck.

SEE ALSO: Woman shot to death during family argument in Fairfield

The sheriff’s office said Carter fled around the side of the home where responding deputies located him.

Deputies attended to Carter until medical personnel arrived.

The sheriff’s office said Carter was taken to UAB hospital where he was later pronounced dead.

After presenting the case to the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s office said it was determined that the shooting of Carter was in self-defense and that there will be no charges pursued.

¡Grupos de Autodefensas en acción!

Women Are Nearly Half of New Gun Buyers, Study Finds

SAN DIEGO—Close to half of all new U.S. gun buyers since the beginning of 2019 have been women, a shift for a market long dominated by men, according to a new study.

The preliminary results from the 2021 National Firearms Survey, designed by Deborah Azrael of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Matthew Miller of Northeastern University, show an estimated 3.5 million women became new gun owners from January 2019 through April of this year. About 4 million men became new gun owners over that period, they found.

For decades, other surveys have found that around 10% to 20% of American gun owners were women.

The number of federal background checks for gun purchases hit an all-time high in 2020 of 21 million, according to an analysis of federal data by the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade group.

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Moses Lake homeowner shoots suspect who broke into home after fleeing from deputies in stolen car

MOSES LAKE [Washington]- A pursuit suspect who reportedly broke into a Moses Lake home was shot by the homeowner in self-defense, according to Moses Lake police.

Grant County deputies had located a stolen vehicle just before midnight Sunday in the area of Wheeler Road and Road O. The driver failed to stop for deputies, who terminated the pursuit.

Moses Lake police found the stolen vehicle abandoned in the 1400 block of South Cougar Drive. While officers were setting up a perimeter, a 911 call was made by a woman who told police someone had broken into her home and confronted her. The woman shot the suspect, who was located exiting the home by police, according to police.

The suspect, whose name was not released, was taken to Samaritan Hospital in Moses Lake for non life threatening injuries.

No other details on the shooting have been released. Moses Lake police continue to investigate.

Guns are Used Responsibly in the United States

The most effective lie is the lie by omission. Tell part of the truth but not all of it. This propaganda technique works particularly well with an audience eager to believe the lie.

The US mass media lies to us a lot, in exactly this way: They feed us selected facts without proving their true context.

I follow the news about armed defense. I notice the things that are so consistently not said that the omissions must be deliberate. In this article, I will present the most accurate facts I can find. I list the sources where I got those facts. I give you my opinion about what those facts mean in full context. I want you to be able to make up your own mind about guns, and the media that reports on them.

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Homeowner returns fire at suspect during robbery attempt in Southfield

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Southfield police are searching for a man who got into a gunfight with a homeowner after attempting to rob the man early Thursday morning.

The victim had arrived home early Thursday morning when he was approached by an unknown male wearing a ski mask and armed with a handgun.

The suspect initially demanded money before entering the home and firing several shots at the homeowner.

The homeowner returned fire after retrieving his handgun, which caused the suspect to flee the home.

The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. in the 21000 block of Constitution Street, which is north of Eleven Mile Road.

Police responded after a report of shots being fired in the neighborhood. An investigation and follow-up with the homeowner found the suspect had run up to victim as he was entering his home before making the demand.

He’s described as a Black male.

A release from the police department did not say if anyone was injured during the shooting.

One dead after shooting on Shelby Street pedestrian bridge

NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – Metro Police are investigating an overnight shooting that left one dead on one of Nashville’s most well-known bridges. The shooting happened around 12:50 a.m.

Metro Nashville police say 36-year-old Benjamin Baker died after being shot in the chest by 20-year-old Marcellus Groves who suffered a gunshot wound to the leg.
Surveillance video shows Baker, armed with a gun and wearing a ski mask, come up behind Baker, before the two exchanged gunfire.

The 20-year-old told police from the hospital that he fired in self defense

Police say 36-year-old Benjamin Baker approached 20-year-old Marcellus Groves on the bridge with a gun in an apparent attempt to rob him. Baker was wearing a ski mask. Investigators say Groves was also carrying a gun and shot Baker in the chest claiming self defense. Groves was injured with a leg wound. Metro Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Peeping Tom suspect shot to death outside north Houston home

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man suspected of creeping outside a north Houston home was shot to death Friday by a woman inside, police said.

It happened around 11 p.m. in the 8900 block of Irvington near the Hardy Toll Road.

The woman told police she saw the man looking into her bedroom window. That’s when she got her rifle and opened fire through the wall of the home.

The suspected peeping Tom took off running but collapsed and died near the house.

Investigators said the woman believed she was in danger and opened fire in self-defense.

It appeared that the woman did not know the man who was looking into her home, police said.

There was no word on the suspect’s identity.

Friday shooting reported as self-defense, suspect in critical condition pending charges

LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – A man is in critical condition after he was shot by a victim in self-defense early Friday morning.

Lubbock police responded to a shots fired called near 1st Street and University Ave. around 2:19 a.m. Upon arrival, officers found a man laying in the front yard of the home with gunshot wounds. According to witnesses, the wounded man reportedly showed up to the home and started fighting with another man after being told to leave repeatedly.

Witnesses told police the suspect was trespassing and not allowed on the property. He attempted to assault one of the men at the home, according to the police report. That’s when the second victim told police he went back into the home and grabbed a firearm. He stated he fired a single shot into the air as a warning. The second victim told investigators that’s when the suspect “made movements like he had a weapon” and “he feared for his life and his friend’s lives”.

The suspect began to assault the first man again when the second victim told police he shot the suspect three times. The second ~~suspect~~ [victim] was arrested but later released on scene due to his actions being in self-defense, according to the police report.

After the shots were fired witnesses called police immediately.

The suspect was taken to the hospital in critical but stable condition. Charges are pending against the suspect.

As reported previously

Victim shoots armed robber in the face

HOUSTON (WOAI) — An armed robber was shot in the face when his victim pulled out a gun and defended himself, police say.

It happened at about 11 p.m. Wednesday near Airport Blvd. and Monroe Blvd. by the William B Hobby Airport. A man was minding his own business, walking down the street on his way to make a few purchases at a local Shell station. That’s when a driver dropped off the suspect who pulled up his shirt to show off his gun and demanded the victim’s valuables, according to police.

What this armed robber didn’t plan on is his victim being armed and ready. The suspect quickly pulled out his own gun and shot the suspect in the face.
The suspect was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.

He was shot in the face one time. He’s at the hospital. He’s going to live. He’s conscious and breathing right now,” said Lieutenant R. Willkens from the Houston Police Department.

No charges are expected against the shooter as he was being robbed at gunpoint and defended himself.
>“He’s being extremely cooperative. He has no criminal history whatsoever,” explained Lieutenant Willkens.

Although I agree its ‘The American Rifle’, I’m not so exclusive.
I’d say it’s a lot more than just Stoner’s rifle that contains wanna-be tyrants

AR-15s Are Why Leftists Can’t Commit Taliban Atrocities Here
Taliban executions remind Americans to never give up arms they need for the primary reason the Constitution guarantees their right to have them.

In Afghanistan the world is again seeing that radical Islam is an ideology premised on murdering non-believers and using that example to intimidate everyone else. Historically, the same has been true of leftism, when its adherents have achieved totalitarian control in a country.

Leftists don’t have totalitarian control in America yet, so over the last few years they have mostly given us a heads-up about their desires by rolling out mock guillotines during their protests and riots, posing for photographs with mock-ups of President Trump’s guillotined head, talking about burning down the White House, and on social media wishing death upon Trump, his supporters, and Americans who express skepticism about the 2020 presidential election, masks, or vaccines.

However, they are working toward totalitarian control, by opening the border to people they think are future Democrat voters; proposing that felons, illegal aliens, and minors be allowed to vote; threatening to pack the Supreme Court; pushing federal legislation to take over election rules to benefit the Democrat Party; and, as Democrats have done for decades, stealing elections.

Even if they had totalitarian control, they would still need a willing army to do in America what they have done in every other country in which they have achieved it—disarm, then round up and kill or imprison their opponents. Under the noses of naïve, uniform-worshipping Americans who have assumed everyone in the military has the same values they do, the transformation of the military has been underway for a long time. It is being continued by the Biden administration and its Marxism-enabling sycophants among the military’s senior commissioned and non-commissioned officer ranks, but it is not complete, particularly in the military’s all-important combat arms elements.

However, even if the left had a willing army, it still would not be able to impose the tyranny for which it lusts because, unlike its victims in other countries, the American people are armed. Contrary to Biden’s claim that Americans would not be able to protect their liberty without F-15s and nuclear weapons, it is still true today, as Alexander Hamilton wrote in “The Federalist Papers,” No. 29, that the Army “can never be formidable to the liberties of the people, while there is a large body of citizens little if at all inferior to them in discipline and the use of arms, who stand ready to defend their own rights and those of their fellow citizens.”

James Madison, who introduced the Bill of Rights in the House of Representatives, made the same point in “The Federalist Papers,” No. 46, writing, “Let a regular army . . . be entirely at the devotion of the federal government; still it would not be going too far to say, that the state governments with the people on their side would be able to repel the danger (with) a militia . . . of citizens with arms in their hands, officered by men chosen from among themselves, fighting for their common liberties, and united and conducted by governments possessing their affections and confidence.”

The citizens Hamilton and Madison had in mind today include millions who own AR-15s and other firearms and ammunition magazines the Democrats have been trying to ban for the last three decades, including thousands of military veterans who know how to fight and tens upon tens of thousands of civilians they, their students, and their students’ students have trained.

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Man who shot teen on RTD bus says it was in self defense

AURORA, Colo. (KDVR) — William Farnsworth has had to pull out his gun many times as a bounty hunter, but the 23-year-old said he never thought the first time he would shoot someone would be on a moving RTD bus in Aurora.

“I tried my best to defend myself before I used a weapon, and, in the end, I had to shoot him,” Farnsworth said in an exclusive interview with the Problem Solvers.

“I was losing consciousness, the man was on top of me beating me senseless and he said, ‘I’m going to kill you.’ And I told myself, ‘If you lose consciousness, he’s going to follow through with that threat,’” Farnsworth said.

Farnsworth was riding the bus July 9 with his wife and 18-month-old daughter when he said he and his wife asked a young couple on the bus to stop vaping because it’s not allowed.

“He ignored us until the third time we asked him. He stood up and he said, “F— you, f— your wife and f— your baby.’ And he started swinging at my wife and baby first, and I had to throw myself in-between them,” Farnsworth said.

Farnsworth then took out his gun and shot the unidentified teenager once in the chest.

“He said, ‘You shot me’ and walked off the bus and lied in the grass. Made no attempt to put pressure on the wound,” Farnsworth said.

“I acted in self-defense, and most of the officers on the scene told me they would’ve done the same thing,” said Farnsworth.

The Problem Solvers made a public records request for the bus surveillance video, but an RTD spokesperson told FOX31 the footage would not be released because it’s part of a pending criminal case.

However, law enforcement sources told the Problem Solvers the surveillance video backs up Farnsworth, who insisted he had no choice but to use deadly force when he was attacked.

Even though Farnsworth faces no charges, he’s been told he can’t have his Glock handgun back until the case against the teenager is adjudicated because prosecutors need the gun as evidence.

Intruder shot, killed after breaking into home, assaulting ex-girlfriend in Mt. Healthy

MOUNT HEALTHY, Ohio —
An intruder was shot and killed after he broke into a Mt. Healthy home and assaulted his ex-girlfriend who was inside, the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office said.

It happened Sunday around 2:27 a.m. Sunday in the 7000 block of Park Avenue.

Officials said Gregory Lyle, 33, entered through the window of the home and assaulted his ex-girlfriend who was inside.

A man living in the house saw Lyle and shot him. Lyle was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officials said the investigation is ongoing and there is no threat to the public.

Authorities say Lyle had open warrants and was the subject of prior domestic violence calls at the home.

Officials with the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office will review the case and determine if charges are appropriate.

Investigation Into Fatal Shooting At 4135 West Bellfort Street

September 02, 2021 [Houston, TX]- The fatal shooting of a man at 4135 West Bellfort Street about 12:55 a.m. today (September 2) will be referred to a Harris County grand jury.

The suspect, Arthur Carr, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene.

HPD Homicide Division Sergeant K. Meek and Detective M. Perez reported:

The suspect, Carr, attempted to gain entry into an apartment at the above address by prying open the front door. Failing this, he then kicked the door open and went inside. The female resident, 22, was on the phone with 9-1-1 when Carr entered. She then shot Carr multiple times and then attempted to render aid. Carr was transported to Ben Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased.

Carr and the resident have a dating history. The resident was not harmed in this incident.

⇓Sounds to me like the homeowner loaded birdshot.⇓

3 shot, including suspect, during dispute over tools at northern Jefferson County home

A 32-year-old man was jailed early Friday following a shooting that left three people injured in northern Jefferson County – including himself.

Brandon Scott Swack, of Morris, is accused of firing on another man during a dispute over tools.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Joni Money said the incident happened about 8:30 p.m. Thursday in the 2000 block of Paradise Valley Road.

According to Money, Swack went to the location demanding to borrow some tools.

Swack became angry when the man declined his request and left the home.
Swack, however, returned a short time later brandishing a pistol.

The victim grabbed a shotgun and when Swack raised his gun, Money said, the victim fired, striking Swack in the face.

Swack then began randomly firing his pistol, striking the victim and a female who was also at the house.

All three were taken to UAB Hospital for treatment of their injuries. Money said all are expected to recover.

Swack was booked into the Jefferson County Jail shortly after 2 a.m. Friday.

He is charged with attempted murder, first-degree theft of property and first-degree criminal mischief. His bonds total $60,000.

Possible would-be car burglar shot, killed by homeowner in Kingwood

PORTER, Texas – Montgomery County sheriff’s deputies are investigating after they said a possible would-be car burglar was fatally shot in Kingwood Thursday night.

Deputies said the deadly shooting happened in the driveway of a home located in the 22700 block of Adrift Row Lane around 9 p.m.

According to investigators, a homeowner’s motion detection camera alerted him of some activity in his driveway. Deputies say the homeowner found a 23-year-old man he didn’t know sitting in his car. The homeowner had asked the intruder to leave right before fatally shooting him, deputies said.

“As the male homeowner approached the vehicle, (he) ordered the name subject out at gunpoint,” Specialist S. Squier with Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said. “He became aggressive, uncooperative. The suspect made the statement, ‘I will not go back to prison.’”

Deputies said as the alteration continued, the homeowner fired two shots, striking the subject who went down and was later pronounced dead.

The man’s name has not been released. Deputies said they are still trying to contact his family.

Multiple law enforcement agencies, including Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Texas Rangers and the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office, are investigating the shooting. There’s no word yet on whether the homeowner will face any charges.

Onondaga County District Attorney: Man ‘saved the lives of several individuals’ after fatally shooting man who fired at crowd

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Demetrius Jackson, the man killed in the Lodi Street shooting on Tuesday, was in possession of a loaded 9mm handgun while outside of 1808 Lodi Street, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick said.

Jackson threatened multiple people at the location and fired the loaded handgun in the direction of those people, officials said.

Another man, who was on scene and in possession of a 9mm handgun returned fire striking and killing Jackson, Fitzpatrick said.

According to Fitzpatrick, this man has a valid pistol permit for the 9mm handgun.

The District Attorney said in a statement that based on preliminary investigation, it appears the man who shot Jackson saved the lives of several individuals.

The Syracuse Police Department is still investigating the shooting.

The District Attorney’s Office is aware that the man who shot Jackson and other witnesses to the incident have received threats and suffered property damage in what they say appears to be retaliation.

Those acts are currently being investigated, Fitzpatrick said.

Don’t mess with Oklahoma either!

Homeowner shoots, kills alleged burglar who reportedly attacked him

A Tulsa homeowner shot and killed a man he said broke into his home, stole his belongings and attacked him with a metal object.

The homeowner attempted to keep the man from leaving the property in the 900 block of South Allegheny Avenue while he called 911, but the man began attacking him with a metal object, he said.

The man was taken to a hospital, where he died. His identity had not been released Friday pending notification of his next of kin.

Tulsa Police Homicide Lt. Brandon Watkins said the homeowner was not arrested, with indications that the shooting was in self-defense, but detectives planned to meet with the man and his attorney Friday.