No Charges Filed in Pine Bluff Home Invasion Shooting
posted 9:44 am Wed September 19, 2007 - Pine Bluff
A homeowner who fatally shot a Pine Bluff teenager during a botched home invasion won't face criminal charges.
Authorities say Jimmy Shaw shot and killed 14-year-old Winston Walls Junior after the teen broke into Shaw's home on August 23rd.
Prosecutor Steve Dalrymple has ruled the shooting was justified.
Dalrymple wrote in a memo to Pine Bluff Police Chief John Howell that the law allows deadly force as an appropriate means of self-defense. The memo says Shaw's actions were tragic but unavoidable.
Authorities say the teenager had a handgun when he broke into Shaw's home along with two other teens.
Prosecutor Steve Dalrymple has ruled the shooting was justified.
Dalrymple wrote in a memo to Pine Bluff Police Chief John Howell that the law allows deadly force as an appropriate means of self-defense. The memo says Shaw's actions were tragic but unavoidable.
Authorities say the teenager had a handgun when he broke into Shaw's home along with two other teens.
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