Re: FW: RE: Man Shoots Kid for stealing pumpkins

        Let's put this in perspective, who wants to confront three young
men on their own. I wouldn't. Maybe the end result was overkill, but put
yourself, in their boots, what do you do when they come back looking to
confront you; take a real beating ? or protect your family?
        I would take the latter.
        Today victims seem to be the bad guy, what happened to justice.
        The pumpkin is inmaterial, we just had some shit kid's causing
some trouble for a innocent person who stood up for himself & family.
        That's the opinion from here.
                                                                Bill Van
At 09:46 AM 10/20/1999 -0700, you wrote:
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>>                      Man charged with shooting teen over
>>                       stolen pumpkin 
>>                       08:37 p.m Oct 19, 1999 Eastern 
>> 
>>                       BUENA PARK, Calif., Oct 19 (Reuters) - A
>>                       California man who allegedly shot and killed a
>>                       17-year-old boy for stealing a Halloween pumpkin
>>                       from his yard has been arrested and may face murder
>>                       charges, a Buena Park police spokesman said on
>>                       Tuesday. 
>> 
>>                       Pete Solomona, 47, was arrested on Monday night
>>                       after telling police he accidentally shot Brandon
>>                       Ketzdever with his .357 Magnum handgun during a
>>                       confrontation with the teenager and two of his friends
>>                       over the stolen pumpkin. 
>> 
>>                       Ketzdever, who was shot in the head while sitting in
>>                       his car in front of Solomona's house in Buena Park,
>>                       about 35 miles (55 kms) south of Los Angeles, died
>>                       on Tuesday morning at a local hospital. 
>> 
>>                       Ketzdever's two friends, who were not identified by
>>                       authorities, fled after the shooting but were later
found
>>                       by police. One of the boys was treated for minor
>>                       injuries sustained when he was hit by bullet fragments.
>> 
>>                       Buena Park police spokesman Chris Nunez said
>>                       Solomona's wife and several neighbours called
>>                       authorities after the shooting, and Solomona
>>                       surrendered to officers at his house. He is being held
>>                       without bail pending an arraignment on Wednesday. 
>> 
>>                       Nunez said Solomona, who was arrested on suspicion
>>                       of murder, told police his gun discharged accidentally
>>                       during a confrontation with the three boys, who had
>>                       stolen his pumpkin as a prank minutes earlier. 
>> 
>>                       ``The suspect was at home watching TV, and heard a
>>                       noise and noticed his pumpkin missing and a car
>>                       driving away,'' Nunez said. ``In just a matter of
>>                       minutes the car came back through and provided the
>>                       suspect with an opportunity to confront them.'' 
>> 
>>                       Nunez said Solomona told police that ``when he
>>                       asked why they took his Halloween decorations, the
>>                       handgun discharged and hit the driver.'' 
>> 
>> 
>>                       Copyright 1999 Reuters Limited. 
>> 
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