Exercising the Right
Thirteen-year-old Shoots Intruder
The Post and Courier reported out of South Carolina on November 10 about a 13-year-old boy who was forced to use his mother’s gun to defend himself. The boy was home alone around 2 p.m. when he saw a suspicious vehicle pull up behind his house. Two men exited the vehicle and began trying to break in. The quick-thinking boy hurriedly ran to his mother’s bedroom and retrieved her pistol. As the men were beating on the door to gain access to the home, the boy opened fire. One of the suspects returned fire at the boy but did not hit him. The two men fled back to their car while still exchanging shots with the boy. Authorities later said the vehicle the two suspects were driving had bullet holes.
After the uninjured suspect dropped the injured suspect off at a nearby medical facility, he then drove off in the vehicle. The injured suspect, 31-year-old Lamar Brown, was soon pronounced dead as a result of multiple gunshot wounds. His accomplice was identified as 28-year-old Ira Bennett, who was also apprehended.
Investigators located a .45 pistol in the backyard of the home where the crime occurred, and police believe that it may have belonged to Brown, who dropped it after getting shot. The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office has said Bennett has been charged with first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. A review of the rap sheet of the two suspects reveals extensive criminal histories. Bennett had previously been convicted of assault with intent to kill, pointing a firearm at a person, and third-degree burglary, as well as possession of a controlled substance, manufacturing and distributing a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana. Brown’s convictions included six felony drug charges, as well as a conviction for the unlawful carrying of a weapon and disorderly conduct and trespassing.
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