Indiana shooting case raises one question: Did a homeowner go too far?

An Indiana homeowner has been charged with reckless homicide months after prosecutors said he fatally shot an unarmed man who was allegedly attempting to enter vehicles and a residence in a Fort Wayne neighborhood during the early morning hours of May 7. Investigators allege the shooting happened after the homeowner left his house and confronted the man outside, NewsNation reported . Court records show 30-year-old Martell Pickens was charged with reckless homicide in the death of 25-year-old Khadolphee Taylor, according to The New York Post . Authorities allege Taylor had been wandering through the neighborhood and was reported as a suspicious person before the confrontation occurred. According to investigators, surveillance footage showed Taylor moving around the area and attempting to gain access to vehicles and at least one residence.

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