A man that had been burgled before, open fired on two teen intruders with what he described as "more shots than I needed to", and their deaths have sparked criminal charges, as reported by KARE 11.
Minnesota resident, B.S., 64, was charged with two counts of second-degree murder in Morrison County court on November 26. B.S. did not enter a plea at the time and a judge set bail at $2 million bond.
B.S. can be released on a $200,000 cash payment without conditions or $100,000 cash with the conditions that he surrenders his passport and firearms. B.S. must also abide by the law if released on bail.
At press time B.S. had not secured bail.
According to the complaint, B.S. told police investigators that he heard someone breaking in above him while he was below his home in the basement. As the two teens, N.B., 17, and H.K., 18, came down the stairs into the basement, B.S. said that he shot them.
B.S. described, in detail, how he executed the shooting. He shot N.B. twice before the teen tumbled down the remaining steps. When the boy looked up at him, from the bottom of the steps, B.S. shot him again, in the face.
Within minutes, according to B.S., he heard another set of footsteps coming down towards him. This time it was N.B.'s cousin, H.K., that B.S. shot at. Allegedly while shooting H.K., B.S.'s gun jammed and H.K. starting laughing at him.
The girl's laughter angered B.S. He retrieved another gun, a .22 revolver that he had on him, and emptied "more shots than I needed to" into the girl.
As he was leaving both teens in his workshop, however, he noticed that H.K. was still breathing. He proceeded to put the handgun under her chin, and fired "a good clean finishing shot."
The teens were unarmed when discovered. B.S. acknowledged that they were unarmed, but he said that did not lessen the fear he had during the incident as they very well could have been armed.
Michel Wetzel, the Morrison County Sheriff, stated that though it appears the teens did intend to burgle the home, and that B.S. was following Minnesota law that states a person has the right to protect their home with the use of firearms – B.S. went beyond legal boundaries in the way that he acted to protect himself.
Wetzel explained, "The law doesn't permit you to execute a person once the threat is gone."
Reporters that spoke to one of B.S.'s friends were told that his supporters are sure that he had good reason to kill the intruders. They further believe that the Minnesota court system will exonerate him on the charges.
The friend said that B.S. did surveillance work for the government before retiring from the U.S. State Department. Another friend told reporters that B.S. also volunteered for the local Boy Scouts.
B.S. will be in court again on December 17.
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