PA DA says woman will not face charges after shooting and killing home intruder in her basement: 'She did nothing wrong'
by TheBlaze
TheBlaze— A Pennsylvania district attorney says a woman who shot and killed a home intruder will not face charges because of the Castle Doctrine state law. Beaver Falls police said a woman was alerted by the sounds of a door slamming and glass breaking in her basement on Wednesday in the middle of the night at about 5 p.m. She armed herself with her 9mm handgun and went downstairs to investigate and found a stranger in her basement. "The door to her basement opened and there stands this guy who...
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