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An Ohio father will NOT face charges after fatally shooting his daughter’s ex-boyfriend as he broke through their front door. Local media reports the daughter had broken up with with the intruder more than a year previously.
The fatal shooting took place in Sydney, Ohio, on July 31, resulting in the death of 22-year-old James Rayl.
Newly released doorbell video, obtained by station WHIO-TV 7, shows Rayl trying to open the door after being told by the family inside to go away.
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Defiant, Rayl then appears to try to break down the wooden front door by slamming his shoulder against it.
At one point, you can hear his ex-girlfriend’s father, Mitch Duckro, warn Rayl that he is armed.
The home eventually was broken into as the door opened three gunshots ring out, sending Rayl fleeing, the clip shows.
The 22-year-old makes his way down the porch steps and walks a short distance before collapsing in the middle of a sun-dappled pathway.
Earlier this month, a Shelby County grand jury voted 8-1 against indicting Duckro on charges related to Rayl’s killing, citing the state’s “Stand Your Ground” law, which says that a homeowner does not have a legal duty to retreat from their home before firing a gun.
