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Man Interferes In Domestic Dispute, Shoots Husband 5 Times in the Back

Mark Ehlen by Mark Ehlen
October 14, 2021
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A 39-year-old West Virginia man is facing second-degree murder charges over an incident that occurred last May.

The incident happened at a Milton GoMart at about 5:00 PM.

Quoting a police summary of the incident:

“The defendant walked to where the active domestic [sic] was happening and pointed a handgun at the victim. The victim disengaged from his wife and started toward the defendant. The defendant walked backward and then stopped when the victim got between him and a white pickup truck. The defendant and the victim were more than an arm’s length away from one another when the defendant pointed the handgun at the victim, shooting him. The victim turned to his right, going away from the defendant and then started to run away from the defendant while the defendant shot the victim in the back approximately five times.”

More info comes from a woman 911 caller who witnessed trouble between the man and wife while on the road before they got to the GoMart. She reported that the man was driving erratically and that she feared for the woman’s life. During the call, she said:

“He is hitting–he is hitting her with something and trying to pull her out of the car. Yeah, I’m across the road at the Exxon, and he’s getting back into his car now. Oh, God! There’s a guy with a gun.” And then, “He, he–he saw–he saw the guy trying to hurt that lady. And someone needs to get up here quick. He, he’s trying–he’s trying to protect the lady.” via WSAZ.

This appears like a legit case of coming to someone else’s aid, and the first shot would seem to be justified, but the gun owner is facing some serious trouble over the five shots in the back. A lot of that may hang on the presumed security video from the GoMart. If the husband was fleeing the scene, then five shots in the back will be difficult to justify. But, if he was headed back towards his wife, an argument could be made that the gun owner was still defending the wife.

Either way, the gun owner is facing some serious legal issues and huge legal costs.

It’s not hard to understand why the gun owner went to the aid of the woman, but in doing so, he inserted himself into a situation that has quite possibly has altered his life forever.

Defending Strangers: Legal and Practical Considerations

No one can really tell you what to do in this sort of situation, but it’s also impossible for you to be able to predict the outcome with any real accuracy. How much physical and legal risk are you willing to take to help another? That is, of course, totally your own call but give some thought ahead of time to what you think you would do if facing a similar case and realize that you may not be able to predict your own responses with 100% accuracy.

This gun owner may have possibly saved this woman’s life, but he may also have given up a significant part of his own to do it. Again, how much are you willing to risk to save another?

Try to come to some decisions about this ahead of time. It may be difficult, if not impossible, to do in the heat of the moment.

Source: Law and Crime
Tags: domestic abuse
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Mark Ehlen is a USCCA certified firearms instructor, a MN DNR Firearms Safety instructor, high school trap shooting coach and a writer. As one of his uncles ran Federal Cartridge Corp for many years and his father retired from there, firearms and ammo are second nature to him. His firearms instruction is aimed at helping new shooters have a positive experience as well as understanding the practical and legal side of concealed carry. Mark can be reached at Marksmanship Firearms Training.

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