from the video, the opening quote from the reporter
and ending quote, referring to toxicology reports on the deceased could take weeks, and thenPolice know who shot and killed someone trying to break into someone's house, but investigators did not charge the shooter.
The guy could've been high, or he could've just been mentally ill. Naturally mentally ill people can be just as much of a threat as someone on drugs.at that point they will review the case for any possible charges
The deceased allegedly tried to break in at first, then the homeowner went outside to check his shed, then went out front to check his car, assuming the guy was gone at that point. The guy was still there however, and came toward him. The homeowner fired 3 shots.
Thank goodness this isn't the old days in Ohio, when the burden of proof was on the citizen defending him or her self, and having a duty to retreat from someplace you legally have a right to be, otherwise some jurisdictions might've went ahead and arrested him.They found the alleged intruder on the ground in the home’s side yard.
The police said the man who lived at the home thought the intruder had left and checked his backyard shed.
He then walked toward the street to see if his car had been broken into.
“He was confronted by the suspect. The suspect came toward him. He, in fear for his life, fired three shots from this firearm,” Englewood Police Chief Corey Follick said.
The man killed was identified as 43-year-old Matthew Culham.
Follick said his actions were unusual for a burglar.
“Most burglars, if they determine the home is occupied, once they’re detected they flee the area,” he said.
Follick said the evidence gathered at the scene did support the couple’s version of what happened.
Police can’t explain Culham’s actions at this time.
“That’s why we had to wait for toxicology reports to see if anything else is factored into that as well,” Follick said.
Englewood barely has one homicide a year over the last decade, making the shooting even more unusual.