No charges filed against homeowner accused of shooting Bo Morrison [View all]

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SLINGER — Washington County District Attorney Mark Bensen announced Wednesday that no charges will be filed in the shooting of 20-year-old Bo Morrison in Slinger on March 3rd.

Morrison was shot by a homeowner on the homeowner’s porch, as he was allegedly hiding from police after attending an underage drinking party in the neighborhood.

The District Attorney’s Office says their investigation determined that the homeowner who shot Morrison acted lawfully in self-defense.
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The investigation report in this case says law enforcement was called to a noise complaint involving an underage drinking party that Morrison was attending. The report says Morrison’s BAC was .19 – over twice the legal limit for driving, and Morrison left the party, and entered the homeowner’s enclosed porch.
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The report says the homeowner “acted reasonably in his use of force, based on the facts and circumstances of which he was aware when he encountered an unknown intruder in his residence at 2:00 a.m. March 3rd.” The report says the requirements of the recently passed Castle Doctrine were met in this case based on factors including: time of day of the shooting, location of the shooting, small size of the room where the shooting took place, lighting conditions of the room (dark), dark clothing Morrison was wearing, the fact that the homeowner’s wife and three young children were in the home at the time, etc.
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More: http://fox6now.com/2012/03/21/district-attorney-issues-no-charges-in-slinger-shooting/

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