Re: FW: RE: Man Shoots Kid for stealing pumpkins
Well said Bill.
Bob Attaway
Bill Van wrote:
> 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:
> >
> >> 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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