Teenager shot ringing wrong doorbell

Did they ever say if the homeowner was white? I realize I've made some assumptions.

Honestly, it was just a matter of time. People get so the eff worked up these days about people having the audacity to ring their doorbells as if every front-porch visitor is there to break in and kill them, and so many people here have guns, that obviously at some point (if this hasn't happened already a bunch) a yahoo was going to shoot someone through their door for being so bold as to use the front doorbell for its intended purpose.

Welp I feel less bad about my assumptions.

Did they call 911? I do NOT understand this ridiculousness about being so freaking terrified to answer your door you need a gun, but you don't call the authorities. There was a case a handful of years ago here where someone actually broke into the house (they were high and confused) - if someone is actually in your house, I'll give you stand your ground. If you OPEN YOUR DOOR. No to the hell - charge him. 

I’m willing to give the police a little time to do an investigation but there better be charges. From what I read he was shot outside of the home, so it isn’t as some are saying that he must have tried to go inside. I also read that he had to go to three houses to get help after being shot. I really hope that is because people didn’t answer the door given the time of day, rather than they answered and denied him help after seeing him.

What I am always struck by is that those who carry guns are the ones who are so scared of other people possibly having guns. The fact that people are so quick to shoot without knowing the full situation tells me they shouldn’t have a gun at all.

Because he hasn’t been charged. He should be, and I'm expecting he will. Castle doctrine is not license to just shoot at someone ringing a doorbell.

And not once, but twice AFTER the dude saw the kid down and bleeding. Like WTF

Sixteen years old. Likely just got his license, and mom is thrilled to have someone else be the taxi for younger siblings this once. And this happens. I can't even imagine.

Who the hell answers the door with a gun in their hand? Someone sitting inside watching Fox News all day and listening to them tell him that the black people and the trans people and the immigrants are all coming to get him. It's sickening.

**Removed possible misinformation regarding # of neighbors helpful or not.

When they attempted to interview the neighbors, there was one guy in a vehicle talking about how he loves the neighbor like family, they're gonna protect their own. Every single person who turned him away should have charges filed, too.

Then you have local radio idiots posting about "well, they keep upping the GoFundMe amount, that's sketchy". Vile, vile people.

Do people just grab their guns when the doorbell rings?? Fucking insanity.

ETA I hope the go fund me raises a fucking mint for this family. That poor kid. His poor parents. It’s sickening.

I know a TON - seriously TON of people who never answer their door. Get it, last time someone came to my door unexpectedly who wasn't selling something - exactly zero. But don't answer -this is the part that makes exactly zero sense. If I'm actually concerned that someone rang my door bell at 10pm - I just wouldn't answer - if they persisted and I was REALLY worried - I'd call 911. In no scenario does shooting person on my porch factor in!

I just saw on CNN that the shooter is being charged with two felonies, first degree assault and armed criminal action.

Again, I'm hearing conflicting reports on that. The one guy I read who did help him said he fell down as he was running toward him and when he tried to get back up the helper said no no stay down as he'd been shot. Helper guy thought he was dead when he fell down.

So while I don't disagree that there may have been people who refused to help, there were also those who did hear his cries for help and came and did help him.