CULLMAN, Ala. (AP) — Police say an Alabama man is charged with killing the man who molested his daughtermore than a decade ago.
Sheriff’s officials say the father is charged with murder in the shooting of 59-year-old Raymond Earl Brooks. The Associated Press isn’t naming the suspect to protect his daughter’s identity.
Brooks was a registered sex offender who was shot to death at his home in rural Cullman County on Sunday.
Records show the suspect was a witness against Brooks in a case involving an 8-year-old girl. Brooks pleaded guilty to sexual abuse in 2002.
Chief Deputy Max Bartlett says the father also is charged with shooting at a stepdaughter’s boyfriend. That shooting happened at a store moments before Brooks was killed.
Barlett says the motive in both shootings is unclear.
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Close, but no cigar. This is not a legitimate use of a defensive firearm. More like a nutcase with a gun using it to solve legal and personal issues.
If the police don’t see a motive for the shooting of the molester they aren’t thinking. 49 year old man molesting an 8 year old girl, probably one angry man. The laws don’t allow you to be the judge and executioner but don’t close your eyes to the long long term anger and hate building up, especially if that person is living nearby.