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Name: 87-Year-Old Woman Fatally Shoots Man in Her Home
State: IL
Description:
East St. Louis, Illinois: On February 7, 2006, Jacksie Mae King used a revolver to kill Larry Tillman after Tillman cut her phone lines and pried the iron bars off her windows to gain entry. The 87-year-old woman was given a .32 Colt revolver for self-defense by her daughter, a police officer, after she became the victim of a home invasion beating and robbery. Even though the woman didn't have proper Illinois credentials to own a gun, police declined to charge her with any crime.
Incident Categories:
Senior
Home Invasion
Date: Feb 7, 2006
State: IL
Description:
East St. Louis, Illinois: On February 7, 2006, Jacksie Mae King used a revolver to kill Larry Tillman after Tillman cut her phone lines and pried the iron bars off her windows to gain entry. The 87-year-old woman was given a .32 Colt revolver for self-defense by her daughter, a police officer, after she became the victim of a home invasion beating and robbery. Even though the woman didn't have proper Illinois credentials to own a gun, police declined to charge her with any crime.
Incident Categories:
Senior
Home Invasion
Date: Feb 7, 2006