Anyone see this Conn Man Kills masked teen then learns its his own son

[Someday I Suppose]

Pretty crazy story. In short, a neighbor had her house being broken into and called for help. The guy grabs his gun, heads outside and confronts the masked kid trying to get into the house. Kid turns and has a knife, man shoots and kills the kid and then learns its his own 15yr old son.

Can't imagine the messed up stream of emotions that go with that.

Conn. man kills masked teen then discovers it's his son

[Steven K]

I am guessing the kid was peeping, but I am not sure how the father will ever live with this.

[VPR-KLR]

The story says the boy may have been pranking the neighbor (his aunt) and it went wrong. It also said the dad shot his son when the boy turned and "went at him". The boy could have thought the dad recognized him and merely stepped towards him. So sad.

[FritoBandito]

That's pretty horrible. I do not blame him for his actions but I don't even want to imagine what he felt. Just terrible.

Mario

[dallas_]

Oh my gosh, that's horrible.

Ever see the 70's movie 'Joe'?

[VPR-KLR]

Police seek computer of Conn. father who shot masked son dead

Published October 04, 2012

Associated Press

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – An attorney for a Connecticut man who fatally shot his 15-year-old son said Thursday that state police want access to his computer and phone to try to determine why the boy was out at night wearing a ski mask and armed with a knife.

Gene Zingaro said his client Jeffrey Giuliano is cooperating with the request because he and his wife want the same answers.

Police say Giuliano went outside with a gun around 1 a.m. on Sept. 27 when his sister called to say someone was trying to break into her house next door in New Fairfield. Authorities say Giuliano saw a masked person holding a shiny object come toward him in a threatening manner and shot him.

He later was told the person he killed was his son Tyler. Police said the weapon was a knife.

Police are investigating the shooting and declined to comment on details. No charges have been filed.

State police made the request Wednesday and plan to view the computer, probably next week, Zingaro said. He said they want to see any emails, posts to social media and visits to websites by the boy.

"In my opinion, the focus of the investigation has shifted from what happened on the night of the shooting to why Tyler was where he was and what he was doing, what his intentions were," Zingaro said.

He said he believes his client fired at least four shots but is not sure how many hit the boy. Police have said Tyler died of multiple gunshot wounds.

At the time, Giuliano thought the masked person had a gun, Zingaro said.

"My client felt like his life was in imminent danger at the time he fired," he said. "In my opinion, Jeff Giuliano had a fear of being shot at the time he fired his weapon."

Zingaro said he does not expect any charges to be filed against Giuliano. Police spent about six hours interviewing him Friday in his attorney's office and have not asked to re-interview him, Zingaro said.

The attorney said Giuliano was aware at the time that there had been reports of a break-in and a sexual assault in the same town. He said that had even prompted Giuliano to call a family meeting to make sure his children took precautions.

`Weighing heavily on his mind was the fact that there was a forced entry rape a day or two before in New Fairfield," Zingaro said. "In my estimation, Jeff Giuliano felt like he had happened upon maybe the same intruder."

Giuliano also was concerned the person might have already been to his house, Zingaro said.

Zingaro said Giuliano had shouted several commands before the shooting, but he would not disclose what his client said. Asked if Tyler responded, he said, "not audibly."

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[Cobra Cory]

If that was a prank it was a stupid one considering that a rape had just happened in that town. I don't want to sound cruel but the kid had it coming to him. I wonder if the cops think the kid was the burglar or rapist now? Might be why they are checking his computer......Maybe it wasn't going to be prank (1am for a prank?) after all. Wouldn't that be something? The father might have stopped another crime by killing his own son. I can't be the only one thinking that.....

[dpmac]

This happened down the street from me. My kids had the dad as a teacher a few years ago. The whole thing is kind of ard to fathom. It is a much bigger deal in the media than it is locally. Friends and family are trying to help out. The state police and local police are working together to sort it out. Terrible no matter how you look at it.

[expat]

& another tragedy....

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[Someday I Suppose]

Man it really is crazy, in the CT one, the woman who's house the kid was at was his Aunt's house i think? That lends itself a bit to the prank thing, but if that was the intent, man talk about things going wrong. He may have been just young enough to not make that leap of if I pretend to be a criminal to scare someone, someone may not know I am not really one. Dumb for sure.

Scott