Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say

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Fatal shooting of University of South Carolina student who tried to enter wrong home 'justifiable,' police say
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The homeowner who fatally shot a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on the street he lived on Saturday morning will not face charges because the incident was deemed "a justifiable homicide" under state law, Columbia police announced Wednesday.

Police said the identity of the homeowner who fired the gunshot that killed Nicholas Donofrio shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday will not be released because the police department and the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office determined his actions were justified under the state's controversial "castle doctrine" law, which holds that people can act in self-defense towards "intruders and attackers without fear of prosecution or civil action for acting in defense of themselves and others."

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Mental illness is rampant here.

All the more reason why you guys shouldn't have so many guns.

true, but that ship has sailed.

If enough people want it changed, it can be changed, right?

have you seen American politics? Having the majority vote doesn't even win the presidency. And all these anti abortion laws recently... all the polls show a majority don't want them. The government works for business, not the people. If enough corporations want it to change, then it can be changed.