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Woman shot neighbor in self-defenseOriginally ran here as:Woman says she shot neighbor in self-defenseby Douglas Walker, Staff WriterThe Star Press. crime library Domestic violence facts 2002. comMarch 21, 2002MUNCIE, INDIANA -- A Muncie woman told police she was acting in self- defense when she fired a gunshot that killed her neighbor. Authorities said Charlotte Venters, 29, shot 31-year-old Brian Ted Conrad about 10:30 p. m. crime library Crimes. Tuesday during a fight in her home at 91 River Drive in Burlington Mobile Home Park. Conrad - who lived across the street from Venters and her boyfriend, Brent Billings - suffered a gunshot wound in the chest, police said. He collapsed outside, a few feet from the trailer's front door, and was dead by the time authorities arrived at the scene at 10:42 p. crime library Victims-of-domestic-violence. m. Billings - who reportedly witnessed the shooting - and Venters were interviewed by police early Wednesday. Neither was arrested. Muncie police Capt. Robert Weller said Wednesday that while more evidence could "take us in another direction," authorities were "working from the premise that no crime has been committed at this time. " Weller and police Sgt. Roc Barrett declined to say whether they believed Conrad had forced his way into the couple's mobile home, or whether he was armed at the time of the shooting.
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