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Online activity of shot teen probed
NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- An attorney for a man who fatally shot his 15-year-old son, thinking he was an intruder, said Thursday that state police want access to a computer and phone used by the teen to try to determine why he was out at night wearing a ski mask and armed with a knife.
Gene Zingaro said his client Jeffrey Giuliano is co-operating with the request because he and his wife want the same answers.
Police say Giuliano went outside with a gun at around 1 a.m. on Sept. 27 when his sister called to say someone was trying to break into her house next door in New Fairfield. Authorities say Giuliano saw a masked person holding a shiny object come toward him in a threatening manner and Giuliano shot the person.
He later was told the person he killed was his son Tyler. Police said the weapon was a knife.
Police are investigating the shooting and declined to comment on details. No charges have been filed.
State police made the request Wednesday and plan to view the family computer, probably next week, Zingaro said. He said they want to see any emails, posts to social media and visits to websites made by the boy.
"In my opinion, the focus of the investigation has shifted from what happened on the night of the shooting to why Tyler was where he was and what he was doing, what his intentions were," Zingaro said.
He said he believes his client fired at least four shots but is not sure how many hit the boy. Police have said Tyler died of multiple gunshot wounds.
At the time, Giuliano thought the masked person had a gun, Zingaro said.
"My client felt like his life was in imminent danger at the time he fired," he said. "In my opinion, Jeff Giuliano had a fear of being shot at the time he fired his weapon."
Zingaro said he does not expect any charges to be filed against Giuliano. Police spent about six hours interviewing him Friday in his attorney's office.
-- The Associated Press
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition October 5, 2012 A18
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