{"id":105193,"date":"2024-10-25T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=105193"},"modified":"2024-10-25T16:53:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T21:53:40","slug":"105193","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=105193","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Homicide charges in fatal shooting of Bolivar student dismissed on basis of self-defense<\/a><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Polk County Prosecutor’s Office\u00a0is dismissing a homicide case on the basis of self-defense, according to a press release.<\/p>\n

Corey Keith Nielsen, 34, was charged with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon following the\u00a0fatal shooting of a 17-year-old<\/a>\u00a0Bolivar High School student on July 27. All charges have been dismissed.<\/p>\n

According to the initial report, the 17-year-old was driving a pickup truck with nine people on the road near the Morrisville property where Nielsen, his wife and four children were staying. Someone in the bed of the truck ignited an “aerial type firework” and threw it into Nielsen’s yard. Nielsen fired multiple rounds from a semi-automatic rifle at the pickup, striking the truck multiple times. Later investigations showed that the 17-year-old was struck once in his torso.<\/p>\n