Criminal holds gun to man’s head during home invasion – gets shot and killed by his girlfriend

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LAS VEGAS, NV – A Las Vegas woman called 9-1-1 to report a break in at her home. Dispatchers could hear the sound of glass breaking over the phone. [...] She was armed with a handgun. Her ex saw that she was armed and left, only to return a few minutes later with a gun of his own. Once again, he entered the home uninvited and threatened the new current boyfriend, holding his gun to his head.It was at that moment that the homeowner fired a single shot at her ex-boyfriend, striking and killing him.

Nevada’s self-defense laws allow you to stand your ground without a duty to retreat, as long as you comply with four things.

1. You did not start the fight.
2. You have reasonable belief that your life in in immediate jeopardy.
3. You have a right to be in the location where deadly force is used.
4.  You are not otherwise breaking the law at the time deadly force is used.

According to preliminary reports from LVMPD, the homeowner appears to have met all of the requirements.

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