Two trespassing teens dead after backyard shootout with homeowner

[GodFearinGunTotin]

"Two trespassing teenage males died after a backyard shootout with a homeowner in Northglenn, Colorado, on Sunday afternoon — and the pair reportedly stole an airsoft rifle in a burglary of a nearby home prior to the shootout."

Two trespassing teens dead after backyard shootout with homeowner; the pair reportedly stole airsoft rifle in burglary of nearby home

Two trespassing teenage males died after a backyard shootout with a homeowner in Northglenn, Colorado, on Sunday afternoon — and the pair reportedly stole an airsoft rifle in a burglary of a nearby home prior to the shootout.What are the details?Northglenn police received a report of trespassing...

www.theblaze.com

 

[KellyinAvon]

Two teens totally terminated!!

Felony menacing is a thing in Colorado it seems.

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

So, these two knuckleheads burglarized a home, stole a realistic looking airsoft rifle, attempted another burglary, and engaged the homeowner in a shootout. And they didn't deserve to die? That, in my humble backwoods opinion, is the definition of deserving to die. Their parents are wrong, and are reaping the fruits of **** poor parenting.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Dont bring an airsoft to a gunfight.

 

[HoughMade]

Menacing in Colorado is a felony if a deadly weapon is used or something that would reasonably be believed to be a deadly weapon. That lends some context.

Several years ago, a teen was shot and killed by Sheriff deputies about 3 doors down from my house after pointing a paintball gun at police. This happens somewhat often.

Cops: Man shot by officers had paintball gun

SOUTH HAVEN | The teen who Porter County Sheriff's Department officers shot and critically injured during a confrontation outside his South Haven home Sunday morning was in possession of a

www.nwitimes.com

 

[tsm]

New meaning to “Get off my lawn!”

 

[erasure]

This is a little sparse on details, was there actually a shootout? article seems to want to say, those poor poor dears only had a plastic gun oh nooo.

 

[BigRed]

Thinking of Indiana law and looking at the pics, I wonder how the issue of curtilage would factor into this assuming the dip****ts were being threatening.

It looks like the home owner's entire yard is fenced in.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Play stupid games
Win stupid prizes.....not like he was holding a Daisy Red Ryder. Looked like a Dam Draco...yea I'm shooting too

 

[Jeepster48439]

Thinking of Indiana law and looking at the pics, I wonder how the issue of curtilage would factor into this assuming the dip****ts were being threatening.

It looks like the home owner's entire yard is fenced in.

If you are inside the fenced area, are you inside the "castle"?

 

[BigRed]

If you are inside the fenced area, are you inside the "castle"?

That's my understanding

 

[bobzilla]

Looks like they ****ed around enough to find out.

 

[380Mike]

"They didn't deserve to die". Does a drunk driver DERSERVE to die, not really. Does the innocent drivers they hit deserve to die, definitely NO! These kids made a seriously bad decision, that came with serious consequences.

 

[Leadeye]

Sad story, regardless of charges the home owner will likely get hauled into civil court.

 

[223 Gunner]

I do not feel sorry for the deceased or their parents.
They could have had the makings of career criminals? It really is hard to speculate their outcome as adults.
I do wonder if it will have any impact on theft and break-ins in the area. Who knows how long they have been doing those activities, they're done now.

 

[tsm]

Sad story, regardless of charges the home owner will likely get hauled into civil court.

In Colorado, maybe. Isn’t there a law in Indiana that says if you’re exonerated due to self defense that civil suits related to the shoot are automatically dismissed? Thought I read something like that a while ago.

 

[Colt556]

The article said they broke through the fence and entered the backyard. The yard looks pretty small from the pictures posted and I know if I was that close to 2 16 year olds with what looked like a Draco I’d be feeling pretty nervous about the situation. Without knowing anymore detail I can’t offer much more.
I would like to know why the cops got a warrant and searched the homeowners house though. Is that SOP in a shooting like this?

 

[HoughMade]

Thinking of Indiana law and looking at the pics, I wonder how the issue of curtilage would factor into this assuming the dip****ts were being threatening.

It looks like the home owner's entire yard is fenced in.

If you are in reasonable fear of imminent death or serious bodily injury, they could be down the street in someone else's yard.

In Colorado, maybe. Isn’t there a law in Indiana that says if you’re exonerated due to self defense that civil suits related to the shoot are automatically dismissed? Thought I read something like that a while ago.

Nothing is automatically dismissed. If a person is sued, that is a defense they can use in the lawsuit.

 

[Cameramonkey]

In Colorado, maybe. Isn’t there a law in Indiana that says if you’re exonerated due to self defense that civil suits related to the shoot are automatically dismissed? Thought I read something like that a while ago.

Indiana is VERY progressive in that new law. I'm not an expert, but Im not sure if anyone else has rolled that kind of a proactive defense out yet.

 

[rosejm]

I would like to know why the cops got a warrant and searched the homeowners house though.

Could be that the home had cameras and the victim did not consent to turn that over immediately (without legal representation).