Logan County : Magazine man killed in break-in , police say
Posted on Tuesday, June 13, 2006
MAGAZINE — A Magazine man was fatally shot Saturday as he was breaking into the home of a rural Logan County family.
Casey Steele Weber, 22, died from a single gunshot wound as he climbed in the window of a home on Diamond Road northeast of Magazine about 2 a.m. Saturday, Logan County Sheriff Mark Limbird said.
Limbird on Monday would not identify the resident who shot Weber.
Weber went to the home and woke the resident early Saturday, asking to talk to a man who did not live there, Limbird said.
Weber, ignoring requests that he leave, persisted in asking for the man, banging on doors and windows, Limbird said. The resident repeatedly said no such man was at the home, said he had a gun and asked Weber to leave.
Weber’s persistent knocking on doors and windows alarmed the resident’s wife, young daughter and niece, Limbird said.
Weber found a bat outside, broke out the window of the daughter’s bedroom and began to climb inside. Limbird said the resident pointed a 12-gauge shotgun into the room and fired, hoping to scare Weber away. The shotgun slug struck Weber, Limbird said.
The resident was not arrested.
Logan County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Tatum said Monday that an autopsy and toxicology tests are being conducted as part of the investigation.
Tatum said he doesn’t anticipate charging the resident with a crime but will wait on preliminary autopsy results before making a decision.
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