A father taught his little girl to shoot before he died. That training just saved her mother's life

Greg P. | 10:17 PM on August 17, 2018

This headline DOES NOT do the story justice:

Teen fatally shoots mother's abusive boyfriend, will not be charged https://t.co/fjfTGxR7y5 pic.twitter.com/FIaGvTpGIX

— Eyewitness News (@ABC7NY) August 18, 2018

Now the whole story, from the AP, which involves a now-deceased father making sure his little girl could defend herself before he died:

Steven Kelley, 46, was found dead by deputies who responded Aug. 8 to a call about a shooting at the house in the North Carolina foothills west of Charlotte, authorities said. He was shot twice and killed by his girlfriend’s 15-year-old daughter after he attacked the woman and threatened to kill her and her three children in the home they all shared, the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office said.

The children’s late father had taught the girl and her siblings how to shoot and safely handle guns, allowing her to effectively use the single-action Colt .45-caliber revolver that had to be cocked between shots, said District Attorney Ted Bell.

“The late father had taught the children how to shoot,” Bell said in a phone interview.

The hero teen will not face any charges:

“It was absolutely clear that the mom’s life was in jeopardy, as well as potentially the children, and so in that situation we absolutely support the right of somebody to defend themselves and others with deadly force,” he said. “I commend the 15-year-old for doing a very difficult thing by saving her mom’s and siblings’ lives and showing an amazing amount of maturity.”