they chose to do that, and he reacted. so the defense came to court, confident a jury would see it that way. in minnesota, as i understand it, you have the right to protect your life. you have the right to protect your home, your property, as long as it s reasonable. if somebody breaks into your home and commits a a felony offense, in your home. you can kill that threat. meshbesher said everything byron did that-thanksgiving day and the next was evidence that he was truly terrified inside his own home. why did he wait so long before calling authorities? fear. he was afraid there was a third or fourth or fifth person. so, he s afraid of the backyard, the front yard, the stairway, the door. he s just in utter fear, and he goes into a closet and hides. in his own house. until the fear subsides. as for smith s calm demeanor
11:30 and shows up at the same starbucks about 12:45 p.m. in between there we couldn t account for him. that gap was crucial. it s during that timeframe police believe the murder happened. the detectives traced a route they thought nathan might have taken that day from the starbucks to the park, a quick walk to his house then back to the starbucks to see if he could have done it in time. six minutes, 55 seconds. not only possible, they said, but probable. more likely, they figured, than a stranger breaking into the house during the roughly 20 minutes denise was out. it s unconceivable to think somebody breaks into the house that exact same time, rummages through the house, finds a glock, pries it open, loads it up, hides behind the door to execute her. it just can t happen. something else that didn t make sense, they said, was that denise s car was not in her
not account for him anywhere. reporter: that gap was crucial because it was during that time frame that police believe the murder happened. they even traced the route they thought nathan might have taken that day from the starbucks to the park, a quick walk to his house, then back to the starbucks to see if he could have done it in time. 6 minutes 55 seconds. reporter: not only possible, they said but probable. more likely, they figured, than a stranger breaking into the house during the roughly 20 minutes denise was out. it s inconceivable to think that somebody breaks into the house the exact same time, runs through the house, finds a lock, pries it open, loads it up, hides behind the door, to execute her. that just can t happen. reporter: something else that didn t make sense, they said, was that denise s car was not in her driveway. after the murder they found her silver ford here in this nearby park.
asked the nypd they tell you they believe in strong gun laws to keep police officers and civilians safe. sean: my question is simple, if they are mentally simple, if i have a mental illness problem, average people, should they have the same safety you have? if somebody breaks into your house, would you respect their right to have a firearm in their house. everybody deserves to be safe. the answer is not for everyone to have a firearm i believe people have rights but i also believe we need background checks, assault weapon ban. because what s happening b1 every new yorker you are dodging! all the guns that are out there that are threatening our officers and civilians alike. b1 should every new yorker have the same protection you have?
clip of a candidate for the united states senate. the person running against ted cruz. sorry. okay, we don t have this clip. you have a lot of people saying hey, we should decriminalize this. essentially open borders. we want to abolish i.c.e. allen, where do you stand on t those issues? the abolish i.c.e. movement as well as decriminalization of immigration are separate issues and i want to be very clear..c earlier saying his immigration status had nothing to do with the crime and what happened in that occurrence. what is not important jason: i m going to keep arguing. allen, i m not going to let you get away with that. i m going to keep arguing. if he didn t come here illegally, then he wouldn t have committed this crime. and you think that s a philosophy? i think it s a fact. it s a fallacy of causation. you are saying that because he was illegal, he committed the crime. not the case. jason: allen, if somebody breaks into your home and then