PA Bill Number: HB1236
Title: In assault, further providing for the offense of assault of law enforcement officer; and making editorial changes.
Description: In assault, further providing for the offense of assault of law enforcement officer; and making editorial changes. ...
Last Action: Referred to JUDICIARY
Last Action Date: Apr 17, 2025
Missouri Self Defense: University City homeowner shoots, kills suspected burglar :: 01/30/2021
UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. — A man was fatally shot after a homeowner found him in his garage early Friday morning.
According to University City police, officers responded to the 7500 block of Liberty Avenue for a shooting reported by a homeowner around 12:25 a.m.
Officers arrived on scene and found a man dead in a detached garage. The homeowner said he confronted the unknown burglar while in his garage.
The homeowner said the burglar refused to leave and the two had a slight struggle, which is when the homeowner fired his gun - in what he described as self-defense.
Police said the case has been presented to the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office for their review.
Anyone with information about these incidents are asked to call the University City Police Department at 314-725-2211, ext. 8010 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371- 8477.
