People frequently shoot at others when they mistake them for an intruder or someone else. Here’s a look at some of these mistaken identity shootings:
Shooting at your pool cleaner
In Florida, a man escaped charges under Florida’s “stand your ground” law (otherwise known as the ‘murder and get away with it’ law, after shooting at his pool cleaner when he mistook the man for an intruder. (USA Today, 6-29-2023, p. 3B)
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