Teen fatally shoots mom’s ex-husband during domestic dispute

By Jennifer Cruz

Neighborhood residents said they did not hear anything overnight but awakened to police cars parked at the housing complex. (Photo: KKTV)
A domestic dispute at a housing complex in Colorado Springs last week ended in gunfire, but police say the 19-year-old who pulled the trigger may have been defending his mother.
Police responded to a 911 call regarding the shooting at the townhouse a little after 3 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release from the Colorado Springs Police Department.
Responding officers found a male inside the residence suffering from what appeared to be a gunshot wound. The man, who authorities did not publicly identify, was transported to the hospital where he died a short time later as a result of his injuries.
An investigation revealed that the man was the ex-husband of the woman who lives at the townhouse and, for reasons which aren’t known, was staying at the townhouse at the time of the shooting.
According to Lt. Howard Black with the Colorado Springs Police Department, at some point, the man and woman became involved in an argument. But when the argument turned into a physical fight, the woman’s 19-year-old son stepped in and shot the man. The police were then called

Source: Guns.com