08-10-2016, 09:01 PM
NORTH CAROLINA, AGAIN...
Chad Copley, 39, (right) shot and killed 20-year-old Touren Thomas (left) on Monday morning in Raleigh, NC.
According to Copley, Thomas was one of several 'black hoodlums' with 'some devil in them'. He said they had firearms and were racing in the neighborhood at 1:00 a.m. and shouting profanities.
Copley called 911 and told the operator that he was part of Neighborhood Watch; he said he and a neighbor were going to "secure the neighborhood" and "if I were you, I'd send PD quickly." He hung up without providing the address.
Minutes later, a woman from Copley's residence called 911 and gave the address. Copley got on the phone and said he'd fired a warning shot into the street to protect his family. He had fired his shotgun from inside his garage window.
Copley appeared in court today; he is charged with first degree murder and incarcerated until his next appearance in a month. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Ref (includes 911 calls and transcripts):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post...3788afe1a5
Chad Copley, 39, (right) shot and killed 20-year-old Touren Thomas (left) on Monday morning in Raleigh, NC.
According to Copley, Thomas was one of several 'black hoodlums' with 'some devil in them'. He said they had firearms and were racing in the neighborhood at 1:00 a.m. and shouting profanities.
Copley called 911 and told the operator that he was part of Neighborhood Watch; he said he and a neighbor were going to "secure the neighborhood" and "if I were you, I'd send PD quickly." He hung up without providing the address.
Minutes later, a woman from Copley's residence called 911 and gave the address. Copley got on the phone and said he'd fired a warning shot into the street to protect his family. He had fired his shotgun from inside his garage window.
Copley appeared in court today; he is charged with first degree murder and incarcerated until his next appearance in a month. He could face the death penalty if convicted.
Ref (includes 911 calls and transcripts):
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post...3788afe1a5