Washington man allegedly kills teen because he mistook an airsoft gun for a real firearm
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The King County, Washington, Prosecuting Attorney's Office has charged a man with second-degree murder and assault.

If the teens had real guns, peace would have erupted, instead.

Waiting for Congress to ban airsoft and all fake guns.

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    633·
    5 months ago

    OP is making jokes in their summary, but this is serious, a kids fucking dead.

    And this isn’t pranking and getting consequences. They were walking into a store to return one, and some fucking asshat attacked and killed one of them

    Myers saw three teens approach the Big 5 Sporting Goods store with what he thought were handguns and believed they were going to rob the store, according to the affidavit. He further stated that he felt he did not have time to call 911 and that he “had a duty to act to stop the individuals from hurting someone innocent, and to protect his son,” per the court filing.

    Myers, who was armed with a registered semiautomatic pistol, told police he approached the teens with his gun out and told them to put their hands in the air, but no one complied, the police affidavit said. He then fired multiple rounds at the victim because he thought the teen was reaching into the waistband of his pants for what Myers believed was a gun and that the teen “was going to kill him,” according to the filing.

    • AlternatePersonMan@lemmy.world
      591·
      5 months ago

      So, this guy had a gun on him, and saw someone else with a gun… And thought person with a gun, danger!?

      What an asshole.

    • unmagical@lemmy.ml
      43·
      5 months ago

      The account really reads like he lept to using his gun as a first resort instead of the last. When all you have is a hammer…

      Also, in a country filled with those who pride themselves on the right to own guns and on their actual ownership of guns I’m still surprised that people view other people having guns as a justification to kill them.

      Police kill someone in a routine traffic stop? It’s okay, he had a gun.

      Random citizen kills another random citizen? It’s okay, he had a gun.

    • kent_eh@lemmy.caEnglish
      39·
      5 months ago

      The Rambo fantasy kills another innocent kid.

      And also, very likely, traumatized multiple others who just witnessed a couple of teenagers get shot and killed.

    • macarthur_park@lemmy.world
      24·
      5 months ago

      he approached the teens with his gun out and told them to put their hands in the air, but no one complied

      Well yeah, he’s not a cop. He’s a random lunatic with a gun.