eeboater
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In my opinion, why the heck this the police hold him for 2 days?! Why the heck did HE get arrested?! What would have happened if the guys beat the guy to death? What was he supposed to do? he was getting beaten up, an older guy --- was he not supposed to defend himself?<br /><br />If I was in his shoes you better believe I'd be reaching across for that gun to save my life. <br /><br />He's not getting charged but you would think the police officers would have the common sense not to arrest him for 2 DAYS!!<br /><br />Sean<br /><br /><br /> http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/apr05/315458.asp <br /><br />Joyride ends in fatal shooting<br />Man claims he fired weapon in self-defense<br />By MARY ZAHN<br />mzahn@journalsentinel.com<br />Posted: April 4, 2005<br /><br />Four juveniles could face homicide charges after a joyride in a family van ended in the fatal shooting of their cousin in a Milwaukee gas station parking lot, according to a hearing in Milwaukee County Children's Court Monday.<br />Advertisement<br />Wisconsin's Largest Lighting Showroom!<br /><br />Kendell L. Moss, 20, of Racine died early Sunday, allegedly after trying to rob a 64-year-old man from Arkansas who had stopped at the gas station to ask directions, records show. After being punched and kicked, the man pulled a .44-caliber revolver from under the driver's seat of his car and shot Moss in the head, according to police reports.<br /><br />"I don't have no money, I'm sick and just got out of the hospital," one of the juveniles quoted the elderly man as saying before he pulled out the gun.<br /><br />The juveniles - three 16-year-olds and one aged 13, all of whom were unarmed - initially ran from the immediate area of the shooting but quickly returned to see if Moss was alive.<br /><br />One of them gently picked up Moss' hand and started crying.<br /><br />That same juvenile called 911 on his cell phone and then ran to another young man in the area who had witnessed the incident and yelled, "Hey, Hey! You got a cannon so I can air him out?"<br /><br />The witness took that to mean that the juvenile was looking for a gun to shoot the motorist, who had fled into the gas station to wait for police, records show.<br />Drove to Milwaukee<br /><br />According to police reports:<br /><br />Moss and the juveniles drove to Milwaukee early Sunday and were looking for a place to purchase food. When the van they were in broke down near the gas station at N. 13th St. and W. North Ave., they hailed a cab driver in the area and were told a ride to Racine would cost $60.<br /><br />All of the juveniles, at least three of whom have prior records, gave slightly different accounts of what happened after that, but all said they had no plans to rob anyone. They told police that Moss ended up in a confrontation with the elderly man who was seated in his van. However, one witness said he saw three of the juveniles running toward the man's van, with two others lagging behind.<br /><br />The district attorney's office has until Wednesday to decide whether the juveniles will be charged with felony murder. Court Commissioner Julia Vosper ordered that they be held in secure detention. The 64-year-old man also was placed under arrest after the shooting, and his case was referred to the district attorney's office, Milwaukee Deputy Police Chief Brian O'Keefe said Monday morning during a news briefing.
