A Snohomish County jury has ruled that a former college student who fatally shot an 18-year-old Kirkland, Wash., man at a Halloween party in 2007 did not commit a crime.
EVERETT, Wash. —
A Snohomish County jury has ruled that a former college student who fatally shot an 18-year-old Kirkland, Wash., man at a Halloween party in 2007 did not commit a crime.
But the jurors Monday also made clear they didn't believe the death of Chris Chandler was justified as an act of self defense.
The jury acquitted 23-year-old Bryce Dawson Fortier of Seattle of second-degree murder. It also rejected prosecutors' arguments that Chandler's killing may be manslaughter.
Chandler was shot once in the chest during an apparent struggle with Fortier at a Halloween party in 2007 in the Mill Creek, Wash., area. Fortier testified he shot Chandler out of fear for his life.
Fortier is a former a student at Central Washington University.
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Information from: The Herald, http://www.heraldnet.com
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