Woman shot had blood-alcohol level nearly 3 times limit

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DETROIT — A woman shot in the face while seeking help in a Detroit suburb after an accident was highly intoxicated, according to a toxicology report released Thursday.

Renisha McBride's blood-alcohol level was 0.218%, nearly three times the legal limit for adult drivers in Michigan, according to the report from the Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office. Marijuana also was detected in her system.

A 54-year-old homeowner fatally shot McBride, 19, at about 3:40 a.m. Nov. 2 as she stood on the porch of his Dearborn Heights, Mich., home. He told police he thought someone was breaking in and accidentally fired his 12-gauge shotgun. Police have not released the homeowner's name.

"All I know is that she was 19 years old, she was on a porch and she'd be alive today if he'd called 9-1-1," said lawyer Gerald Thurswell, who represents McBride's family.

Civil rights leaders have called for a thorough investigation of the case, which has garnered national attention. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said she will make an announcement Friday in the case; Thurswell plans a news conference afterward.

In Michigan, drivers younger than 21 are prohibited from having a blood-alcohol level of more than 0.02%, according to the Michigan Secretary of State's Office.

McBride may not have used marijuana the day of her death, said Dr. Werner Spitz, the former Wayne County medical examiner who reviewed the toxicology report at the request of the Free Press. He based his observation on the level of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, detected in McBride's system.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/11/14/woman-shot-to-death-while-seeking-help/3548057/
 
I don't know how the girl's being drunk is relevant to getting shot in the face but it's sad this happened. Why is the homeowner's identity such a sensitive issue? We will know more tomorrow after the prosecutor makes another announcement. One thing that bothers me is the family is accusing this man of racial profiling which I thought was exclusive to law enforcement. :?
 
You hear about drunks getting shot kinda often, especially in states with the "make my day" laws. I remember more than one instance where a drunk person didn't realize they were at the wrong house, usually in one of those cookie cutter neighborhoods where the houses all look the same, and continued to break in when their key didn't work and ended up getting shot and killed as an intruder.
 
I'm sure he was just "standing his ground".

No, I know one state does not represent a country and it was in bad taste.
 
this article is all over the place. the title suggests the incident was solely alcohol related, the body describes that a 19yo woman was loitering on someones porch at 3:40 and was shot in "self defense" (as the homeowner assumed that someone was breaking into his property) and the conclusion points to there perhaps being marijuana in the victims system?

i agree with t.calderone and look forward to hearing further details/what eventuates with this case as it progresses.

...kytnism...:|
 
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This story is bait for racist trolls, many of whom get happy when any young black person is killed (there are many such people in the US).

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should have shot her 3 times the legal limit
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no doubt she was acting a drunk belligerent pot fueled angry female, who woke an innocent family up in the wee hours of the am. the fault lays at the feet of her family for letting her run wild.
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dis sheeit gots 2 stop!! creepy ass crakkaz blassin our chilrens only cuz dey blk.!! so much ignoranse
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try watching the news every god damn night life is cheap in the negro community and negro isn't my first choice of words
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That's scary I made a post in 2nd opinion few weeks back about my drunken buddy who walked into my neighbours house because he got my address wrong. Even though my house was a loud party you could hear blocks away he went into the dark house. If we were in the USA he would have been shot for sure. Canadians tend to investigate that shit with a golf club or hockey stick. Probably better, the number of intruders shot isn't really that many. And certainly not enough to justify sleeping with a gun under your pillow. People break into your house during the day while you are at work. Breaking in at night to a residence makes no sense from a burglar's perspective.
 
Second degree murder is fitting for this guy. How do you "accidentally" fire a shotgun at someone's face? Standing your ground is one thing, but a point-blank kill shot is another.
 
T. Calderone said:
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...-degree-murder-manslaughter-article-1.1518356

They released the man's name and are prosecuting him for second degree-murder. I don't see how people are comparing this to Trayvon's case besides a white person shooting a black.
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i can only assume its due to an unarmed (barely legal) kid lingering in a residential neighbourhood late at night and grown assed men then murdering them on suspicion of unsavory activity as a result; and marijuana/the levels of the victims blood alcohol reading exceeded legal driving limits (even though she was on foot) being the precursor?

...kytnism...:|
 
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Alcohol or being intoxicated may have contributed to her hitting a parked car and fleeing the scene. There was no indication that she tried to break into the home either. Regardless, the girl didn't deserve to get shot and the man really has no defense. I hate to see this turning into another Al Sharpton media circus.
 
How sad. She couldn't have reallly seen it coming being that drunk.
Drugs in her system looks like he'll be gettin off care free with this
. As if that makes it ok.. she was a human being what a waisted life. So young to.
 
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