STATESVILLE, N.C. — A Statesville man died after a shooting that police responded to as a home invasion on Saturday.
Statesville Police received a call about a home invasion and shooting in the 200 block of East Bell Street around 11:30 a.m. Saturday.
“I can’t tell you the words, but I just heard men’s voices,” said Danielle Turner, a neighbor.
Following the argument, she heard something deadly.
“I heard pow, pow, pow, pow, pow,” Turned said. “So I ran over there to make sure my son was OK because he literally just stepped out the door.”
“He kept on telling him to leave. Dude kept kicking the door, so he told his girl to record. She recorded everything,” said Von Connor. He was not at the house during the incident, but he was shown the video.
Connor says once the door opened, the couple’s dog ran out. The girlfriend went to get it and the shooting victim allegedly assaulted her.
“So as soon as she walked past him, he goes and punches her in the back of the head,” said Connor.
Connor says that the video shows that both men were armed and pointed their guns at each other before the resident opened fire.
“I would have reacted the same way he reacted,” Connor said. “I mean, he had no choice. The dude really could have killed him and his girl.”
The shooting victim has been identified as 24-year-old Trevor Roman.
Police have not said what sparked the violence. Neighbors believe it might be domestic related over an old girlfriend.
“I watched him take his last breath. My condolences goes out to his family,” Turner said. “I hate that had to happen.”
Investigators have questioned the man who fired the fatal shots. He has not been arrested.
It may be up to the district attorney to decide if this is a case of self defense.
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