Missouri Neighbor Fires in Self-Defense After Man From Domestic Disturbance Confronts Them on Their Own Property, Police Say
Key Takeaways
- A West Plains neighbor shot and killed a 29-year-old man who confronted them on their own property on October 30.
- The shooter fired in self-defense after the man left a nearby domestic disturbance and came onto the neighbor's property.
- Officers were already responding to the domestic disturbance call on the 1500 block of Stewart Street when the shooting occurred.
- The Howell County coroner pronounced the 29-year-old dead at the scene.
- No criminal charges have been filed and the investigation remains ongoing, according to the West Plains Police Department.
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WEST PLAINS, MO — A West Plains neighbor fired a gun in self-defense on Friday, Oct. 30, after a man involved in a domestic disturbance confronted the neighbor on the neighbor’s own property, according to the West Plains Police Department. A 29-year-old man died at the scene.
Officers were dispatched to the 1500 block of Stewart Street on a report of a domestic disturbance. While they were en route, police said, additional information came in. A man involved in the disturbance had confronted a neighbor on the neighbor’s property. The neighbor reportedly fired in self-defense.
When officers arrived, they found a 29-year-old man who had been shot. The Howell County coroner pronounced him dead at the scene.
Police have not released the names of the man or the neighbor. They have not described what happened during the confrontation or what kind of firearm was used.
Officers were already on the way when this happened. That is the reality of any call for help, even in town. The confrontation reached the neighbor’s property before police did, and whatever happened next was over by the time they arrived.
A domestic dispute next door is not your fight. The right mindset is to stay out of it, call it in, and let officers handle it. In the police account, the neighbor did not go to the disturbance. The man came onto the neighbor’s property.
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Deadly force in self-defense is justified only against an imminent threat of death or serious bodily harm. That is the question investigators and prosecutors will weigh here, and they make the final call. Police said the neighbor reportedly fired in self-defense.
No criminal charges have been filed at this time, and the investigation remains ongoing, according to the department. Anyone with information is asked to contact the West Plains Police Department’s Investigations Division at (417) 256-2244.
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