John Reilly, the highway superintendent in Chester, a town nearly 60 miles (96 kilometers) north of Manhattan, was charged Saturday with first degree assault and criminal possession of a firearm.
State Police say the DoorDash driver had been attempting to deliver food to a residence in Reilly’s neighborhood on Friday night when he became lost and unable to navigate using the app.
They say the driver approached several homes asking for directions before arriving at Reilly’s residence.
“Reilly told the victim to get off his property, before firing multiple shots at the victim as he attempted to leave in his vehicle, striking the victim once in the back, causing serious physical injuries,” state police said.
this is why i said “get capable” in the first comment, which for some reason too many people think just obtaining the gun is enough to be able to use it safely/correctly, and that’s not the case.
fair points about the “stand your ground” stuff though. i live in a rural bumfuck area and am always telling out of towners don’t EVER drive up on someone’s property if a) they don’t know you and b) they’re not expecting you. the census bureau couldn’t even hire anyone to do exactly that to collect census data; they started with an offer of $15/hr and had to keep raising the offer. it ended up at like ~$20/hr