Officials Say Michigan Man Acted In Self-Defense, Illustrates The Typical Defensive Gun Use

By Tom Knighton

A Canton, MI man is off the hook after officials ruled his shooting of another man was self-defense. The 26-year-old man was at a woman’s home when the woman’s ex-boyfriend entered the premises and attacked him.

A 26-year-old Ypsilanti man acted in self-defense when he fired a shot that wounded another man’s leg and grazed his scrotum during a domestic dispute inside a Canton mobile home, authorities have confirmed.

The shooter was at a Canton woman’s home when her ex-boyfriend walked in and began to attack him, prompting him to fire a shot from a handgun, according to police reports.

The Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office has denied criminal charges against the shooter.

“Based on the facts of the case, it was deemed he acted in self-defense,” Canton Deputy Police Chief Craig Wilsher said.

With a wound like that, I suspect the injured man will be rethinking some of his life choices as he reportedly drove himself to the hospital.

Previous reports by law enforcement indicate the injured man was previously abusive of his ex, which indicates a propensity for violence.

Had the shooter not been armed, it’s difficult to know just what would have happened, but the indication is there would have been …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms