A homeowner in Ohio won’t face charges for fatally shooting her daughter’s ex-boyfriend. This after forcefully breaking through their front door.
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A ring doorbell video that was released by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office showed a 22-year-old James Rayl walking up to a house on July 31. Rayl is shown repeatedly bashing the front door, as he attempts to break into the house.
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Several voices from the inside can be heard, telling Rayl that his ex-girlfriend didn’t want to see him. The family then asked the man to leave the residence, and that the cops were being called.
At one point, a voice can be heard saying that he had a gun. As Rayl seems to get through the front door by physically kicking it, several shots ring out. Rayl was shot a total of three times before stumbling into the driveway and collapsing on the ground. Several neighbors heard the altercation and can be seen on the ring doorbell video concerned for the boy, telling others to call 911. According to authorities, Rayl had died at the scene after the shooting.
Fox News stated the man’s daughter had ended her relationship with Rayl more than a year and a half ago. But, Rayl had reportedly left several voicemails on the woman’s phone the night before. He then showed up at the home the next day around 11 am. Shelby County Prosecutor Tim Sell told the media that a grand jury had declined to charge the father in the boy’s death. He cited the state’s Stand Your Ground and Castle Doctrine allowing homeowners to use lethal force when they are threatened.