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Missouri man fatally shoots his mother at home after mistaking her for intruder

www.theguardian.com Missouri man fatally shoots his mother at home after mistaking her for intruder

Jaylen Johnson charged with manslaughter after shooting death of his mother at their home’s back door in St Louis suburb

A 25-year-old Missouri man says he mistook his mother for an intruder before shooting her to death at their home’s back door.

Prosecutors have charged Jaylen Johnson with manslaughter and armed criminal action in connection with the shooting death on Thursday of his mother, Monica McNichols-Johnson.

McNichols-Johnson’s shooting death came less than a year after another shooting in Missouri saw Ralph Yarl, then 16, get shot on 13 April by 84-year-old Andrew Lester after ringing the wrong doorbell while picking up his siblings.

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Living with a handgun owner particularly increased the risk of being shot to death in a domestic violence incident, and it did not provide any protection against being killed at home by a stranger, the researchers found. - Guardian Article April 7, '22

The relationship of Americans and our guns is such a weird, religious-level issue. Just bizarre people. And some of them are friends of mine. The people, not the guns.
If only his Mother had a Gun she could have Protected herself from her Son who had a gun and accidentally Shot her! That's literally the ONLY way she could have saved herself!
An armed society is a society where people are looking for someone to shoot.
Is Missouri the new Florida?

This is a sad story, but as a former Missourian it's not super surprising.

There's anger and distrust that's festering there. A societal anger, not a personal one. It's a personification and personalization of national politics.

I can't describe the relief it is to not live in that environment anymore.

I am incredibly lucky.
Missouri really is a bunch of armed morons, you need to watch your ass in that state for real.. armed and looking to shoot somebody, the whole ignorant state..
Yet another reason to ask questions first.
My aunt killed her husband with a gun when he came home early from his business trip to surprise her.
What is wrong with some people? The chance of someone with intent to cause bodily harm trying to break into a residence when someone is home is essentially zero.
I explained the Castle Doctrine to my daughter not too long ago. I just love explaining to her why this sort of thing happens in America.
I hate when Missouri ends up in the news for stupid things. I promise, we aren't all idiots.
Target id is very important. Weapon lights are important. This shit will haunt him for the rest of his life.
Bet he gets off with a warning after crying himself some Rittenhouse tears during the trial

Hey you know how I avoid never accidentally shooting someone? Not owning a gun. Gun makers hate this one trick but they can't stop you.
Considering we don't have any real clue as to the exact setting and situation... Yeah we know he thought there was an intruder... But... There's a lot we don't know. I'll wait for the details before judging

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