You can't just shoot at people. Your house is not a free-fire zone. Slidell homeowner jailed for shooting suspect's vehicle after break-in, sheriff says
Tyrone Mercadel decided he was going to break into a home in Louisiana.
He allegedly hit a woman, who owns the home and she managed to get a gun and shoot Mercadel in the leg.
So far, so good, as far as self-defense goes, but after he got shot, Tyrone Mercadel decided that he was going to leave.
Wayne Mercadal, the other homeowner, shot at the suspect's vehicle as he tried to get away. He was arrested and booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center for aggravated criminal damage to property.
And I think he will be lucky to not be charged with something like assault with a deadly weapon, but that is just a guess on my part.
Tyrone Mercadel was also arrested, on a charge of aggravated burglary.
Slidell, Louisiana is about a 30 mile drive north from New Orleans. It is located on the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain.
Again. You can't just shoot at people you believe to be bad guys. And you can't shoot at them if they are actively trying to get away. That is the direct opposite of the threat.
I don't think the 2 last names are a coincidence, but police did not say anything about the people being related.
You can't shoot at them if they are trying to get away.....unless you have a badge and the holy sprinkling of government authority. Then it's perfectly acceptable.
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