1988 self-defense shooting was a sham; man arrested 20 years later
By Stacia Glenn on November 7, 2008 2:14 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) |
A 1988 Barstow shooting case that was initially ruled as self-defense was recently reopened, and sheriff's detectives today arrested a man.
David Loustaunau was taken into custody in Kingman, Az. San Bernardino County sheriff's investigators are planning to fly there on Saturday to interview him.
Loustaunau fatally shot 39-year-old Leroy Stracner on Oct. 20, 1988, at the victim's home in the 35000 block of Birch Street.
The District Attorney's Office back then ruled the death as self-defense.
Loustaunau, who used to date Stacner's then-girlfriend, apparently shot him after hearing that Stacner had fired a bullet into the ground that day when the couple argued.
No other details were immediately available.
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