From yesterday’s New York Times. Can you read this without screaming? Especially that last line…<\/p>\n
A Little Falls homeowner was charged with second-degree murder Monday for shooting two unarmed teenagers in the midst of an apparent Thanksgiving Day break-in. The man, Byron David Smith, 64, told authorities he feared they had a weapon, but acknowledged firing \u201cmore shots than I needed to\u201d and appeared to take pride in \u201ca good clean finishing shot\u201d for one teenager, according to investigators. Mr. Smith said he was in his basement when he heard a window break. He said he fired when he saw Nicholas Brady, 17, coming down the stairs. After the teenager fell down the stairs, Mr. Smith said he shot him in the face. Mr. Smith told investigators he shot Mr. Brady\u2019s cousin Haile Kifer, 18, several times as she descended the stairs, but his rifle jammed as he tried to shoot her again after she had tumbled down. He then pulled out his revolver and shot her several times in the chest, according to the complaint. The Morrison County sheriff, Michel Wetzel, said that Mr. Smith waited until Friday to report the deaths, explaining that \u201che didn\u2019t want to trouble us on a holiday.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From yesterday’s New York Times. Can you read this without screaming? Especially that last line… Minnesota: Man Charged in Deaths of Intruders By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: November 26, 2012 A Little Falls homeowner was charged with second-degree murder Monday … Continue reading