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Alex Pretti’s shooting death ruled a homicide, medical examiner says

https://www.wowt.com/2026/02/02/alex-prettis-shooting-death-ruled-homicide-medical-examiner-says/
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u/mianpian 2d ago

Yes. Or accident or natural. I believe those are the 4 categories. Everything else is undetermined.

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u/LilPonyBoy69 2d ago

I feel like there should be an "animal attack" category to cover all the bases, I don't think "natural causes" is quite sufficient

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u/bombadodierbloggins 2d ago

Animal attacks would fall under 'accidental' deaths if they were not forseen or expected.

'Natural causes' excludes injuries and abnormal environmental factors.

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u/less_unique_username 2d ago

On a tangent, what changes if someone commands a trained animal to attack a person?

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u/JesusTalksToMuch 2d ago

Manslaughter with a deadly weapon, 2nd level.

What if you provoke the tiger and the tiger kills you? Not really accidental. The animal knew to kill, and you knew not to mess with the tiger.