An armed Florida man who rushed to defend his sister from an abusive ex-boyfriend will not face any charges after fatally shooting her, according to the local sheriff’s office.
“If someone points a gun at you and pulls it, you can shoot them,” Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons told WEAR News about the incident that happened last week.
Escambia County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home inside the Silver Lake Mobile Home Park on Tuesday and found an unidentified 26-year-old man dead from a gunshot wound, the sheriff’s office said in a news release.
Investigators say the man is the ex-boyfriend of an unidentified 24-year-old woman who lives at the home.
The man reportedly broke down the woman’s door, entered the home and hit her “several times,” according to the sheriff’s office.
Sheriff Chip Simmons said: “If someone points a gun at you and cocks it, you can shoot them.”flsheriffs.org
Silver Lake Mobile Home Park in Escambia County, Florida. Google Maps
The woman grabbed her phone and sent messages to her neighbour’s family members, including her 23-year-old brother who rushed to her house to protect her.
Investigators said another argument broke out when the brother arrived, and the ex-boyfriend pulled out a gun and pointed it at the brother.
“At one point, the man who forced his way into the trailer pulled out a gun, pointed it at his brother and shot him,” the sheriff said.
The woman’s brother was also armed, and he fired two shots at the man, killing him.
The brother is not facing charges, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Attorney General’s Office added in a comment to WEAR News that recent Florida laws have expanded the scope of self-defense for residents.
“‘Stand Your Ground’ has expanded the palace grounds,” Assistant Attorney General John Molchan told the outlet. “We used to have the ‘Castle Doctrine,’ which said that your home is your castle and you can use deadly force to defend yourself against a murderer or someone who commits a violent crime.”
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