Homeowner won’t be charged for killing 20-year-old hiding from police

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No charges will be filed against a homeowner in Slinger who shot and killed a 20-year-old man who ran into an enclosed porch to hide from the police.

Washington County District Attorney Mark Bensen said the unidentified homeowner acted in self-defense under Wisconsin’s new “castle doctrine” law. It assumes that homeowners are justified when using deadly force against intruders.

Bo Morrison of West Bend was among those scampering from a nearby underage drinking party the police raided on March 3.

Washington County prosecutors said Morrison tucked himself between a dresser and refrigerator in the homeowner’s porch. When the resident asked him what he was doing there, Morrison reportedly stood up, raised a hand and took a step toward the homeowner. That’s when the owner shot him in the chest and told his wife to call 9-1-1. Authorities said the homeowner was the one who called police about the drinking party. He had confronted a couple people in car with loud music, according to authorities.

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