Defensive Gun Use weekly roundup
Six new incidents and an update.
Welcome to another weekly round-up!
As always, note that we don’t pretend that this represents every newsroom that covered any given story, and everyone is innocent until proved guilty.
Alabama
Tallassee
There’s very little detail to go on with this one.
Police say Frederick Heard, 51, died by shooting.
They had responded to calls about “a subject being shot” on June 27.
The investigation is ongoing, but Tallassee Police Captain Jonathan Rawls stated that “The investigation is leaning towards self-defense.” But of course he also said, “That will not be decided until the evidence is presented to a grand jury for a decision,” since that’s standard procedure.
Indiana
Columbus
Just after 9 AM on June 22, police responded to a call about a shooting.
The resident claimed David R. Young, 44, who was known to the residents, had driven himself there that morning and attacked the resident at the front door.
During the altercation, the resident shot Young. Then he called the police himself.
Officers found Young outside with gunshot wounds. They rendered aid, but he didn’t survive. The resident stayed and cooperated.
No arrests have been made.
A forensic autopsy has been scheduled and officers are still conducting interviews and investigating. The case goes to the Bartholomew County Prosecutor’s Office to determine whether the shooting was justified.
North Carolina
Andrews
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a man called 911 to report that he shot another man in self-defense.
They were called to the home around 11:15am on Friday, June 26, and found Jeffrey Wade McTaggart, 49, dead in the backyard of the home.
The caller admitted to shooting him and told police that there had been an altercation and he fired in self-defense. Authorities are investigating the incident.
