The homeowner who fatally shot a 20-year-old University of South Carolina student who tried to enter the wrong home on the street he lived on Saturday morning will not face charges because the incident was deemed āa justifiable homicideā under state law, Columbia police announced Wednesday.
Police said the identity of the homeowner who fired the gunshot that killed Nicholas Donofrio shortly before 2 a.m. Saturday will not be released because the police department and the Fifth Circuit Solicitorās Office determined his actions were justified under the stateās controversial ācastle doctrineā law, which holds that people can act in self-defense towards āintruders and attackers without fear of prosecution or civil action for acting in defense of themselves and others.ā
Yup, lot of video game playing, āI would have done x insteadā, captain hindsight people in here. You NEVER point a gun at something you donāt intend to kill.