Thursday, July 27, 2006



WI: Driver won't be charged in shooting: "A 35-year-old pizza delivery man who shot a 14-year-old boy he said was trying to rob him won't face criminal charges. Milwaukee County Assistant District Attorney Irene Parthum, who reviewed the July 14 incident, said Andres Vegas of Cudahy was acting in self-defense when he shot the boy, who himself was wielding a BB gun pistol. Police said at the time that the 14-year-old suffered non-life-threatening wounds to the shoulder, hand and buttock. Parthum also said Vegas, who had been delivering a pizza in the 2400 block of N. 34th St. at the time of the shooting, won't be charged for carrying a concealed firearm because he had been robbed during a delivery last year and, under state weapons law, had a reasonable belief he needed to protect himself."


MI: Weekend shooting self-defense : "A weekend shooting that left a Battle Creek man dead appears to be a case of self-defense, police have confirmed. ... Police received a 911 call from a resident saying he'd shot another man. Officers arrived and found 38-year-old David Bailey of Battle Creek dead. Detectives say the 58-year-old homeowner, whose name is not being released, told them Bailey had come to the house with a hammer, looking for money. Neighbors say Bailey attacked the resident with the hammer and a struggle ensued. The resident then shot Bailey in the chest with a .50 caliber muzzle loading rifle."

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