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Pretty sad...he had a family.

"Authorities say a Florida man selling frozen lobster tails and steaks door-to-door Wednesday afternoon was shot and killed after venturing onto the property of a gun-toting madman.
According to WTSP, Kenneth Bailey Roop, 52, of Cape Coral, has been arrested and charged with Manslaughter in the shooting death of Nicholas Rainey, 30, of Fort Myers.
Recounting the story to police following the incident, Roop said that upon arriving to his home on SW 30th Terrace, he saw the victim and yelled from the car window, What are you doing in my yard? To which he claims Rainey responded, Im here with meat, as he came at the suspect.
Roop said he became more than a little nervous as Rainey, an employee of Blue Ribbon Steak and Seafood, walked down the driveway toward his truck and appeared to have something in his hand.
As Rainey drew within 4 feet, Roop grabbed his 9mm Glock from his pocket and fired once, striking Rainey in the shoulder, he told police. Rainey fell to the ground, screaming, You shot me, in what Roop described as an antagonistic manner, according to the report.
Roop said he fired a second shot in the mans head. When asked why, he told police for effect.
Roop later told police he was still in fear of the man, even as he was falling to the ground because he believed Rainey was reaching for something.
The Fort Myers News-Press reports neighbor Gene Snyder heard the gunshots and went to help the victim, who was on the ground in front of the home.
What happened next, he said, was horrifying.


I went to bend over to help the guy on the ground, the victim, and out of the garage I heard something: Ill kill everybody or shoot everybody, Snyder said.
Thats when an off-duty Collier County corrections deputy showed up and ordered Roop to the ground.


Thank God for the Collier County sheriffs (deputy), she probably saved my life and everybody elses life that was in the area, Snyder explained.
Kenneth Roop, who is described as crazy by neighbors, has a concealed weapons permit and 14 firearms. Following the shooting, Roop told police he has three no trespassing signs on his property and Rainey should have respected that.
His next court appearance is scheduled for August 27th. "

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just like the batman movie incident there not gonna ilegalize guns there gonna ilegalize door to door meat selling
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Yes there are some people out there that shouldn't have guns. Those who pass background checks, etc, should always be allowed to own a gun, to protect themselves from the idiots and criminals who own them illegally. Yes, if you take the ability to purchase and own weapons away from people, their will be less guns to go around, BUT most people killing and committing crimes have obtained their weapons illegally anyway.
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Carlooch wrote Yes there are some people out there that shouldn't have guns. Those who pass background checks, etc, should always be allowed to own a gun, to protect themselves from the idiots and criminals who own them illegally. Yes, if you take the ability to purchase and own weapons away from people, their will be less guns to go around, BUT most people killing and committing crimes have obtained their weapons illegally anyway.


Yeah and my opinion is coming from a different country where this happened. In Canada, people don't need weapons to protect themselves - Hell most of us leave our doors unlocked at night. There definitely is responsible people out there who can own weapons, I agree. It's just I hate to see things like this even happening though. Now this man's kids aren't going to go grow up with a father - over something as stupid as selling lobster tails and the root of the problem is fire arms.
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Carlooch wrote Yes there are some people out there that shouldn't have guns. Those who pass background checks, etc, should always be allowed to own a gun, to protect themselves from the idiots and criminals who own them illegally. Yes, if you take the ability to purchase and own weapons away from people, their will be less guns to go around, BUT most people killing and committing crimes have obtained their weapons illegally anyway.


I agree there are people that shouldn't have guns. But some people need gun to protect themselves.
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Wow the guy that killed him is crazy
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WANNA BUY SOME CHOCOLATE?
*BANG*
R.I.P tho.
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Muh wrote Wow the guy that killed him is crazy

No he just shot a guy for stepping on his property.
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There are some crazy people in this world.
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I Feel bad for the family
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