Washington County DA decides not to file criminal charges in shooting

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The Washington County District Attorney says he applied the state’s new “castle doctrine”in deciding not tofile criminal charges against a homeowner who shot and killed an unarmed 20-year-old man who was hiding on his porch. Gilman Halsted has details.

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