Michigan man charged in porch shooting will face trial

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:10pm EST

(Reuters) - A white suburban Detroit homeowner will stand trial on charges of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a young, black woman who knocked on his door in the middle of the night in November, a Michigan judge said on Thursday.

Prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for Theodore Wafer, 54, to stand trial on charges that he killed Renisha McBride, 19, in the early morning hours of November 2, Wayne County District Court Judge David Turfe said.

The racially charged case in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, triggered protests that attracted national attention and drew comparisons to the 2012 shooting death of unarmed Florida teenager Trayvon Martin.

Turfe said Wafer had other choices available to him when he went to his front door that night, but chose otherwise.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/19/us-usa-crime-dearbornheights-idUSBRE9BI0VR20131219

[Blue_Tires]

1. I have no doubt my favorite sockpuppet is stockpiling a bunch of

disposable DU accounts as we speak...

[tjl148]

3. I believe

Blue_Tires - If George Washington said it, I believe it. No need for research.

[MynameisBlarney]

2. I hope the murderer

gets the maximum sentence allowed by law.

[COLGATE4]

4. I'm really looking forward to this asshole

doing some real 'quality' time at the Michigan State Penitentiary at Jackson. He'll be cellie with some of the 'nicer' graduates from Metro Detroit. (Actually I imagine he'll go into protective custody if he expects to live longer than a couple of weeks).

[muriel_volestrangler]

5. Kick (nt)

[sendero]

6. At least once in a while..

.... justice is served.

There is no way he can justify the shooting and nobody "accidentally" points a gun at someone's head.

[Judi Lynn]

7. It almost seemed too much to hope for justice by now. n/t