Prosecutor Says Evidence Backs Juvenile's Defense Claim in Fayette County Shooting

USA Carry reports that a 39-year-old man was shot and killed by a juvenile inside a home in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, and that the district attorney says the evidence so far supports the juvenile's account that he was defending a woman.

Key points

• The call: Pennsylvania State Police responded to a domestic incident with shots fired at 1 p.m. on Oct. 18. Troopers found the man wounded, and he died while being taken to Uniontown Hospital.
• DA's account: District Attorney Mike Aubele told CBS Pittsburgh the man was reportedly assaulting his girlfriend, carrying a knife and a gun while threatening others there. The juvenile picked up another gun in the house and shot him several times.
• Defense claim: Aubele said the shooter says he acted to defend another person, and that current information "seems to back that up."
• Family questions: The man's sister and the mother of his children told CBS Pittsburgh the woman had bailed him out and married him days before, despite bail terms keeping them apart. Aubele responded that under state law "a no-contact order does not apply to a victim."
• Status: No charging decision has been announced, and prosecutors are awaiting forensic results.

Quick take

USA Carry notes that four children lost their father, but argues that his release from jail is a different matter from the events inside the house, where, by the DA's account, the juvenile stopped an armed man attacking a woman.

Read the full story at USA Carry.