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wolfy42 posted...

There are multiple takes on this right now. The article I read stated they had seen video of him entering a home under construction and that he matched the description of someone who had burgarallzed in the area.

Perhaps that is not true, but based on that article they were within their rights to detain him (obviously not to shoot him), but the shooting can be.....legalized, based on the fact he was grabbing the gun etc.

At least from what I read their actions did fall within state law. That could be untrue, since all the evidence and statements that were actually taken were from the two men who killed him lol.

But according to the evidence presented, and stated (if they did see video of him first), they fell within the legal code of that state.

Well, the law states "A private person may arrest an offender if the offense is committed in his presence or within his immediate knowledge."

They didn't see him commit a crime in their presence and they said he matched the description of the person on the video which is a probable suspicion and not immediate knowledge.

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