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5 min read"He Attacked Me": The Interrogation of a 76-Year-Old Man Who Shot His Neighbor
On an ordinary afternoon in Washington state, a 76-year-old former police officer and Korean War veteran named Wayne called 911 to report that he had just shot and killed his neighbor, Vince. When detectives arrived, they found Wayne waiting for them — an elderly man who walked with difficulty, complained of pain, and spoke with an unsettling mixture of remorse and defiance. The interrogation that followed, captured in full, reveals a case that is far messier than a simple self-defense claim.
Wayne had lived in the area for 26 years with his wife, Sandra. He was an ex-police officer who had been in three gunfights during his career, a man who still kept a 1912 Iver Johnson 12-gauge shotgun "very polished" against the wall of his bedroom. He had physical problems — vertigo, trouble walking, chronic pain that made him feel like he'd "just lost it" after short periods of activity. His neighbor Vince, by contrast, had a two-page rap sheet. Wayne described him as a "meth head" who ran a constant stream of people through his trailer, including "young girls" that Wayne called "dark girls" and insisted were prostitutes. The two men had been locked in a feud for years — at least 50 to 100 incidents by Wayne's estimate, with deputies responding to calls for five years straight.
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- 1 (01:01) **Interrogation Begins: Wayne’s Background and Physical Condition** - Detectives establish rapport with 76-year-old Wayne, a former police officer and veteran, who lives with his wife Sandra in Washington.
- 2 (05:22) **Wayne Admits to the Killing, Calls It Self-Defense** - Wayne states, "This business with that guy I killed... he asked for it," and says the victim had attacked him and his wife multiple times.
- 3 (07:24) **Detective Presses for Details of the Day’s Incident** - The detective asks Wayne to explain what specifically happened that day that led to the shooting.
- 4 (08:23) **Wayne Struggles to Recall Events, Cites Poor Health** - Wayne admits he is "not really clear" about the events of the day and feels unwell, both physically and mentally.
- 5 (14:07) **Wayne Describes the Shooting: “He Was Coming at Me”** - Wayne says the victim was "coming at me" and he "had my shotgun... he attacked me, so I shot back."
- 6 (16:28) **Detective Probes for Specifics: “What Did He Say?”** - The detective repeatedly asks for the victim’s exact words and actions, but Wayne gives only general statements like "he was harassing" and "he was gonna do stuff."
- 7 (19:00) **The Sequence of Events: Going for the Shotgun** - Wayne explains he went inside his house, got the shotgun from against the wall near his bedroom, and then went onto his deck.
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