Man charged with murder after shooting at people rummaging through his car, police say

(City of St. Louis)

Criminal defense attorney Joel Schwartz, with Rosenblum Schwartz Fry & Johnson, said a person in Missouri can’t shoot somebody for taking someone’s property.

“You can’t simply use deadly force in defense of property,” Schwartz said.

But in some circumstances, it could be justified.

“It’s only if you were threatened with some form continue reading …