From the The Charleston Gazette of January 24, 2007
Shooting suspect says it was self defense
A South Charleston man said he was defending himself when he shot a teenager Monday night in his home near the city’s police station.
John Tyburski said two teenagers came to his home looking for his son, who lives in another part of the city. He said he didn’t know either of them, but allowed them inside to be courteous.
Tyburski said he couldn’t talk about some specifics of the shooting because it is still under investigation.
The 17-year-old shooting victim and another teen were at Tyburski’s home in the 200 block of Fourth Avenue to buy drugs, when they got into an altercation with a man who lives in the home, South Charleston Police Lt. H.S. Leishman said on Monday. During the argument, the resident shot at the teens and hit one of them in the abdomen, he said.
Police recovered a handgun. No charges have been filed. The teenagers’ names have not been released because of their ages. Police did not have an update on the condition of the boy who was shot.
The boys ran from the home then down an alley. The injured teen collapsed behind a home several doors away, Leishman said. He was being treated at CAMC General Hospital’s intensive care unit Monday night.
Tyburski said he suffered some blows to the head and now has some swelling. He said he thinks he would be dead if he didn’t have his gun.
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