Woman claims self-defense in shooting of homeless man

By Jennifer Cruz

Katie Quackenbush is facing attempted murder charges for the shooting of a homeless man she claims was in self-defense. (Photo: Nashville Metropolitan Police Department)
A 26-year-old aspiring singer was charged Monday with attempted murder for the shooting of a homeless man last month in Nashville, but the suspect’s father claims his daughter fired in self-defense after the man threatened his daughter and her friend.
Katie Layne Quackenbush was booked into jail around 6 p.m. and was given a $25,000 bond. The victim, Gerald Melton, 54, remains hospitalized in critical condition.
According to a press release from the Nashville Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred on August 26 around 3 a.m. as Quackenbush parked her Porsche SUV on the street near where Melton was sleeping.
Melton became irritated by the exhaust, as well as loud music coming from the SUV, and asked Quackenbush to move. At that point, Quackenbush and Melton began yelling at one another. Authorities say Melton went back to the place where he had been sleeping, but Quackenbush, who was armed with a handgun, followed him and the argument continued. During this time, police say, Quackenbush fired two rounds, striking Melton in the abdomen. Then she got back into her car and

Source: Guns.com