Long Island 71 year old arrested for shooting 21 year old chasing him at 5am

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A 71-year-old Long Island man was arrested charged with aggravated assault and held on $250,000 bond for shooting a 21 year old stranger who was chasing him at 5am in in the dark outside of a Starbucks over the weekend, cops and prosecutors said.

71 year old John Rech wounded the 21-year-old man just before 5 a.m. Saturday outside the coffee shop at 1 Wall St. in Huntington, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.

So much for 2A self defense on Long Island. I don't have much faith in a Long Island County Executive Trump buddy helping NY rights as governor in this god foresaken State. It is my understanding this happened in the more conservative of the 2 Long Island Counties.

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LI man, 71, busted for shooting stranger who was chasing him outside Starbucks: cops, DA

It’s unclear why the younger unidentified Fort Salonga man was running after Rech, but the suspect shot him in the stomach and leg, authorities said.
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Steal2B said:
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A 71-year-old Long Island man was arrested charged with aggravated assault and held on $250,000 bond for shooting a 21 year old stranger who was chasing him at 5am in in the dark outside of a Starbucks over the weekend, cops and prosecutors said.

71 year old John Rech wounded the 21-year-old man just before 5 a.m. Saturday outside the coffee shop at 1 Wall St. in Huntington, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.

So much for 2A self defense on Long Island. I don't have much faith in a Long Island County Executive Trump buddy helping NY rights as governor in this god foresaken State. It is my understanding this happened in the more conservative of the 2 Long Island Counties.

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LI man, 71, busted for shooting stranger who was chasing him outside Starbucks: cops, DA

It’s unclear why the younger unidentified Fort Salonga man was running after Rech, but the suspect shot him in the stomach and leg, authorities said.
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Different story down here in Free America (aka the Carolina’s). Come on down!
 
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Steal2B said:
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A 71-year-old Long Island man was arrested charged with aggravated assault and held on $250,000 bond for shooting a 21 year old stranger who was chasing him at 5am in in the dark outside of a Starbucks over the weekend, cops and prosecutors said.

71 year old John Rech wounded the 21-year-old man just before 5 a.m. Saturday outside the coffee shop at 1 Wall St. in Huntington, according to the criminal complaint filed against him.

So much for 2A self defense on Long Island. I don't have much faith in a Long Island County Executive Trump buddy helping NY rights as governor in this god foresaken State. It is my understanding this happened in the more conservative of the 2 Long Island Counties.

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LI man, 71, busted for shooting stranger who was chasing him outside Starbucks: cops, DA

It’s unclear why the younger unidentified Fort Salonga man was running after Rech, but the suspect shot him in the stomach and leg, authorities said.
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What is this telling you?
Finish the job.
 
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This will be interesting to see what happens honestly. I’d love to see video of it. Obviously a 71 year old can’t outrun a 21 year old but what did this look like? Is the old man sure he was being chased, did they argue before, what’s the criminal history of the 21 year old. Is it reasonable to think the old man thought he was going to be attacked, killed, feared for his life??
 
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GOPerfect said:
These charges will be dropped within days.
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In New York?

I certainly hope so, but would not be surprised to see the old man jacked up for this.

There is also a LOT of information that is not being included in the article (shocker, I know).
 
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