Tacoma, WA Woman’s Shooting Of Motorist Ruled Self-Defense
By Tom Knighton
A Tacoma, WA woman is breathing a little easier after the Pierce County Prosecutor’s Office decided not to file charges against her for the shooting of a motorist following a fight between the two.
It seems the woman, while riding a motorcycle, somehow angered 60-year-old Bruce Jones over how she was riding the bike. Then, things got ugly.
The incident took place Feb. 8 in Milton, and the woman, who had been on a motorcycle, said she acted in self-defense when she shot 60-year-old Bruce Jones to death.
The Prosecutor’s Office said that it could not prove that she didn’t act in self-defense because of the evidence in the case.
Witnesses said Jones became upset with how the woman was riding her motorcycle on I-5. He boxed her in, and she couldn’t drive away.
He got out of his vehicle and aggressively approached her on the shoulder of I-5, the Prosecutor’s Office says witnesses report.
The Prosecutor’s Office says Jones initiated the fight.
While it sounds like a heck of a brawl, it appears Jones threw the woman to the ground and started to get on top of her. That’s when she shot him in the chest.
I can’t say that I’m surprised by that. …Read the Rest
Source:: Bearing Arms
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