Raleigh police in North Carolina have decided not to file charges in the case of a man who was shot and killed in a road rage incident on Lead Mine Road on Tuesday. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of a Food Lion grocery store.
49-year-old Steven McLamb is accused of tugging on a woman’s car door handle after following her to the store.
He reportedly became aggressive as they were driving and the other driver shot McLamb.
McLamb died from his injuries in the hospital.
Raleigh police Maj. Brian Harrison said McLamb died in a road rage incident with another driver.
Harrison said that authorities do not plan to file charges unless new evidence becomes available.
Defense Attorney Lee Turner says McLamb contributed to the incident.
“It’s obvious this individual contributed to what occurred to him that day by his own actions,” Turner said.
Turner mentions Statute 14-51.2-commonly referred to as the Castle Doctrine.
“Basically saying your home, your automobile, your workplace are considered to be an individual’s castle and you have a right to defend yourself inside those locations,” Turner said.
According to the law, the person defending has to feel there is an imminent threat of serious bodily injury to themselves.
“The law presumes she was afraid for her life because this person was trying to unlawfully enter her ‘castle’ her car,” said Daniel Meier, Defense Attorney.
There have been no charges filed as of Wednesday afternoon.
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