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Burglar fatally shot in Elyria: Suspect?s family confronts homeowners hours after shooting (hear 911 call & take poll)ELYRIA — An Elyria resident fatally shot a burglar who confronted him at home in the early Friday darkness, then hours later he was confronted by the dead man’s upset relatives.
Police said Jeffrey Carson, 29, of Elyria, broke into a house at 112 Water St. about 2:44 a.m.
Jack Dillon called out and Carson lunged at him. Dillon had a handgun and shot Carson, police said.
Still reeling from their brother’s death, Bobbie Kniceley and her brother Johnny Minor Jr. went to the Water Street home yesterday morning because they wanted to see where Carson, their brother, had been shot. While they were standing on the sidewalk diagonal from the home, a couple believed to be the Dillons drove into the drive at 112 Water St. and a shouting match ensued.
“The people just blew his brains out,” Kniceley said. “They could have done something else.”
The couple got out of their car, approached Kniceley and Minor and retorted, “You don’t just go breaking into people’s houses.”
“Like you really had to shoot someone with a shotgun,” Kniceley replied.
Kniceley admitted Carson had a criminal record for assault, theft and domestic violence. However, she said, “They should have taken different precautions.”
Carson worked at Green Circle Growers in Oberlin, was laid off and had since gotten another job. Green said he knows his brother had a criminal past, liked to fight and had been behind bars on and off since he was 17 years old. Despite Carson’s past, Green said the situation could have been resolved differently.
