Because calling someone "homeless" is mean, or something. Unhoused man shot with pellet gun after reportedly refusing to leave property
He is so lucky that he was shot with a pellet gun, and not a 9mm or .45 ACP.
On May 10 just before 10 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department responded to a reported shooting in the 2500 block of Hersey D. Wilson Drive between Legardy and Stanley streets in the Martin Luther King neighborhood.
He threw a beer bottle at the homeowner, because of course he did, when he was asked to leave.
The homeowner then shot the unhoused person in the chest with a pellet gun, police say. Officials go on to say the homeowner feared for his life and acted out of self-defense.
Proving once again that the State of Louisiana has not morphed into a copy of Manhattan.
The guy was shot with a pellet gun, not a firearm. And not a hunting-capable air rifle. Yes, they exist, and I want one (not the only one), but whenever I have that much disposable income, I usually opt of something else. Anyway this guy will survive. No mention of charges.
Self Defense is a Human Right, and in Louisiana it seems to be your legal right. Also, if an armed homeowner invites you to leave, you should probably leave.
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