Franklin Lynch, 78, testified in his own defense at the preliminary hearing that he shot his neighbor in self-defense after the man shoved Lynch’s ex-wife and threatened to kill his family me…
OAKLAND — Just days before the trial was scheduled to start for a retired corrections officer accused of fatally shooting his ex-wife’s neighbor, Alameda County prosecutors dismissed the entire case against him, court records show.
A spokeswoman for the Alameda County District Attorney’s office said she would look into the matter, but didn’t respond to subsequent requests for comment. Lynch’s attorney didn’t return phone calls seeking comment. Lynch’s ex-wife testified that Soundararaj appeared to be suffering from a delusion and began screaming at her, then shoved her.
Lynch testified he told Soundararaj twice to leave or he would shoot, and fired two shots aimed as his chest after Soundararaj walked toward him. He said he recalled his training as a law enforcement officer and aimed at Soundararaj’s “center mass,” striking him in the chest.
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