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 “a justifiable homicide” 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 Solicitor’s Office determined his actions were justified under the state’s controversial “castle doctrine” law, which holds that people can act in self-defense towards “intruders and attackers without fear of prosecution or civil action for acting in defense of themselves and others.”

  • @havokdj
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    -41 year ago

    Bud you are full of shit.

    I hate saying that because you have the marathon symbol and I love old school bungie with a passion, but if someone tries to kick your door down and break your window, if you are not scared for your life then you are just as drunk as he is.

    • TSG_Asmodeus (he, him)
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      51 year ago

      At no point would I think “I should murder this guy.”

      In fact I have had three break-ins, and I managed to not kill anyone each time.

      • @[email protected]
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        11 year ago

        Do you think the homeowner said “I want to murder this guy”?

        Get off it dude, you’re being a silly goose

      • @havokdj
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        11 year ago

        Nor did I say you should murder the guy.

        When you have someone unresponsive breaking into your house, you have no idea what their intentions are.