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Sheriff’s brother fatally shot during standoff with Muncie police

Douglas Walker, Muncie Star Press
The brother of Delaware County Sheriff Tony Skinner was fatally shot early Thursday during a standoff with Muncie police.

Richard Allen Skinner, 45 — who had a long history of arrests — was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting, at his home in the Morningside neighborhood on Muncie’s northeast side.

According to Indiana State Police — who are investigating Richard Skinner’s shooting — city officers were sent to a reported domestic disturbance in the 1500 block of East Andover Drive about 1 a.m.

When officers arrived, they made contact with a 45-year-old man — later confirmed to be Richard Skinner — inside the home. “Negotiations” with that individual began, the release said. The city police SWAT team was called to the scene.

After officers heard gunshots in the house, Richard Skinner reportedly approached a window and pointed “what appeared to be a firearm at officers,” according to the ISP release.

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Another suicide-by-cop?

Man fatally shot after forcing entry into ex-girlfriend’s home in west Phoenix, police say

Angela Cordoba Perez, Arizona Republic
A man was fatally shot after forcing his way into his ex-girlfriend’s home and getting into a fight with another man Wednesday morning near 107th Avenue and Indian School Road, according to Phoenix police.

Officers responded to a home in the area and found a man and woman who directed them to 19-year-old Kimoni Wilson, who had a gunshot wound, according to a news release. Wilson was pronounced dead on scene.

Detectives learned Wilson was the ex-boyfriend of the homeowner and forced his way inside, according to police. He then got into a fight with a man and used a gun he found inside the home to hit the unidentified man.

The man took the gun and shot Wilson, police said.

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Correct me if I’m wrong, but… Breaking in and violently attacking those at home will not restore one to their lost love’s good graces.

Thanks again for the links, Gun Bunny.

“The rifle itself has no moral stature, since it has no will of its own. Naturally, it may be used by evil men for evil purposes, but there are more good men than evil, and while the latter cannot be persuaded to the path of righteousness by propaganda, they can certainly be corrected by good men with rifles.” ~ Jeff Cooper