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Electric Monk

(13,869 posts) Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:37 PM Dec 2015

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Man killed home intruder but also brother, housemate

(cross-posted from GD)

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former juvenile delinquent fatally shot an armed robber who broke into his apartment through a bathroom window and accidentally shot and killed his visiting teenage brother and his housemate while exchanging shots with the intruder, a district attorney said Wednesday.

Meiko Devaughn has been charged with illegally possessing a firearm, drug possession and receiving stolen property.

Devaughn, who police said was in the "drug business," shot at 25-year-old Kadeem Williams after Williams climbed into the apartment Devaughn shared with Akeilah Solomon at about 3:20 a.m. Monday, said Stephen Zappala Jr., the Allegheny County district attorney.

As the two fired shots at each other, Devaughn, 22, also struck the 20-year-old Solomon and his 16-year-old brother, Jaimill Kenney, with bullets, killing them. Williams was mortally wounded in the exchange but managed to run outside before dying, Zappala said.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/cops-man-killed-home-intruder-brother-housemate-181729903.html

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Man killed home intruder but also brother, housemate (Original Post) Electric Monk Dec 2015 OP

responsible gun owner is an oxymoron..... bowens43 Dec 2015 #1

So where was the responsible gun owner? JonathanRackham Dec 2015 #3

Gunners would count that in their Self Defense Shooting statistics, just like they did Zman Hoyt Dec 2015 #2

If they were all black, wouldn't this just be a case of the weapons simply defending each other. LiberalArkie Dec 2015 #4

Another good guy with a gun... Historic NY Dec 2015 #5

The reality of defending one's self with a firearm is quite different Maedhros Dec 2015 #6

Drugs and guns are never a good combination. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #7

bowens43

(16,064 posts)

1. responsible gun owner is an oxymoron.....

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:38 PM

Dec 2015

JonathanRackham

(1,604 posts)

3. So where was the responsible gun owner?

Reply to bowens43 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:48 PM

Dec 2015

Sounds like bronze, silver and gold Darwin Awards.

Drugs, criminal record and guns, what did ya miss?

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)

2. Gunners would count that in their Self Defense Shooting statistics, just like they did Zman

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 04:47 PM

Dec 2015

murdering an unarmed teen.

LiberalArkie

(16,507 posts)

4. If they were all black, wouldn't this just be a case of the weapons simply defending each other.

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:02 PM

Dec 2015

Historic NY

(37,859 posts)

5. Another good guy with a gun...

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 05:08 PM

Dec 2015

Maedhros

(10,007 posts)

6. The reality of defending one's self with a firearm is quite different

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 06:10 PM

Dec 2015

from the action-movie-fantasy that plays in the heads of so many...

Snobblevitch

(1,958 posts)

7. Drugs and guns are never a good combination.

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Wed Dec 23, 2015, 10:29 PM

Dec 2015

I wonder if the roommate amd his brother were also in the drug trade?

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