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Late One Night Brett Hears a Car Alarm Sounding Outside

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Late one night Brett hears a car alarm sounding outside his home.He peers out the window and sees two young men attempting to break into his pick-up truck.He grabs his shotgun and steps outside.Brett shouts at the two individuals.They immediately turn and run away.Brett decides to fire the shotgun over their heads as a warning.Unfortunately,one of the shotgun pellets strikes Freddie,who is only 16 years old.Freddie suffers permanent brain damage.A police investigation determines that the two would-be thieves never gained entry to the truck's cab.Under these facts,Brett was legally justified in using deadly force against Freddie.

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