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There are several threads on this incident here on OCDO (not complaining, just noting the fact). The woman did a great job keeping her cool and defending herself. She got good support from the 911 dispatcher as well.
Unfortunately, the Oklahoman newspaper, linked in the original post above, published the victim's
FULL NAME, AGE AND HOME ADDRESS!!! Just to avoid confusion, the victim here is the woman who was defending her home. The guy who was killed was an intruder shot during the course of committing a crime.
I spoke to the reporter who wrote the story, a Robert Medley Monday afternoon. I pointed out that the full name and address of the victim, prominently printed on his report, could be dangerous to the victim. The intruder has obviously had other encounters with law enforcement (the photo in the article shows the intruder in orange prison garb). It is not at all unlikely that this guy had "business associates" or family members who might be very unhappy with the woman who so calmly and bravely defended herself.
Mr. Medley was completely unwilling to do anything to help protect the victim's life, like removing the victims full name and complete address!! He pointed out, and I agree, that if the Mexican drug cartel really wanted to get to this woman, they probably could whether the address is published in his newspaper or not. I countered with, "Why draw a giant arrow pointing straight to this woman's home, essentially painting a bulls-eye on her back? Why make it easy to exact revenge?" He said his orders were to publish as much information as he had, and that's what he was going to do.
The report is at:
http://newsok.com/woman-shoots-and-kills-intruder-in-lincoln-county/article/3422498
If you want to contact Mr. Medley, here is his contact information:
ROBERT MEDLEY
rmedley@opubco.com
Main number: (405) 475-3311
9000 North Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK 73114
P.O. Box 25125, Oklahoma City, OK 73125