The Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, district attorney determined a man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a suspect during a shootout at a cemetery.
Former police firearms instructor Terrence Lappe explains why he began offering lessons to women and Philadelphia residents as crime rates surge.determined a concealed carry permit holder will not face criminal charges after a fatal shootout at a cemetery, ruling the man acted in self-defense.
" Davis was under attack and in danger of being killed when he fired his legally owned weapon to end the threat. For these reasons, I conclude that this was a justifiable shooting, and therefore, no criminal charges are warranted,"said in a press release last week. Montgomery County is located just outside of Philadelphia and is the state’s third-most populous county.
Gunshots rang out at a cemetery in Horsham Township March 18, when Arian Davis, 33, and others were visiting the cemetery to celebrate the birthday of a friend who was killed in 2013,. Davis, who is from Philadelphia, was sitting with another person in a car at the cemetery when Daniel Hawkins, 29, of Philadelphia, began shooting.
Davis, who knew Hawkins, suffered gunshot wounds to his jaw, hand and leg but managed to pull out his concealed carry firearm, which was purchased legally and for which he had a valid concealed carry permit. He fatally shot Hawkins. Hawkins was found dead"in a grassy area inside the cemetery" near a Jeep Grand Cherokee that he had driven to the location.
"There is no doubt about who shot and killed Hawkins, so the legal issue to be analyzed is whether this was a
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