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Dec 7, 1996 · The case drew national attention in January after a jury acquitted Lorenz, 54, who had claimed he shot Duren Eldridge in self-defense even though Eldridge, 31, was unarmed.
- Louie Estrada
A man who shot a drunken neighbor in a dispute over unruly teen-age skateboarders was acquitted of first-degree murder Thursday by a jury who believed he acted to save his life. Robert Lorenz admitted shooting Duren Wayne Eldridge but said he acted in self-defense when Eldridge provoked and insulted him.
Feb 9, 1996 · In a case that some legal specialists said pushes the boundaries of self-defense, a Loudoun County jury found Robert G. Lorenz, 54, not guilty of murder or manslaughter in the shooting death...
- Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Jan 31, 1996 · Defendant Robert Lorenz, 54, feared that his neighbor, Duren Wayne Eldridge, 34, would enter Lorenz's house and start a fight, attorney Mark Shaffer told a Loudoun County jury yesterday.
- Rajiv Chandrasekaran
Feb 9, 1996 · Robert Lorenz, 54, had said he shot Duren Wayne Eldridge on April 9 when Eldridge, 31, came to his door and began threatening him. Eldridge was angry at Lorenz for calling police to report that...
Feb 9, 1996 · Robert Lorenz, 54, had said he shot Duren Wayne Eldridge on April 9 when the 31-year-old Eldridge came to his door and began threatening him. The shooting was the culmination of months of...
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But prosecutors say he snapped during a confrontation with a raucous, drunken neighbor and shot him to death over damage skateboarding teen-agers did to Lorenz' prized flower garden. Lorenz, 54, sat with his hands folded before him on the defense table as his first-degree murder trial began in Loudoun County Circuit Court on Tuesday.
