Metairie woman kills ex-boyfriend; shooting called justifiable homicide -
During their phone conversation just before 8 a.m., Paul threatened violence, saying that he was coming over and that Beal “would need the police to pull him off her,” Dyess said.
Paul, who neighbors described as 5 feet 9 inches tall with a lanky build, walked to Beal’s apartment and forced his way in, Dyess said.
…However, Beal, who had recently filed a domestic violence complaint against Paul, according to deputies, was armed and ready.When Paul “went after (her) in a threatening manner,” she fired twice, hitting Paul both times, authorities said. One bullet entered his upper torso and he collapsed in the apartment.
Paramedics took Paul to University Hospital and he died in the middle of emergency surgery, said M.A. Goldman, a Jefferson Parish forensics investigator.
Sad for Paul’s family, but good for her. Louisiana has affirmed the castle doctrine, so barring any new information, she shouldn’t have any legal issues to deal with.
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