A deadly January confrontation in the parking lot of the Steak ‘n Shake in Oakley will not lead to criminal charges, Cincinnati police say, after prosecutors ruled the shooting was an act of self-defense.
The man who died, 31-year-old Merris Kelley, was found with multiple gunshot wounds in the restaurant’s parking lot on Jan. 27. An unnamed man told dispatchers he shot Kelley after an alleged robbery attempt, and one person was detained for questioning at the scene, according to Cincinnati police.
Prosecutors later reviewed police files and dispatch records and concluded the shooting was justified after Kelley allegedly pulled a gun on a man he knew and stole the man’s iPhone and $3,670, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported. The dispatch report quoted the shooter as saying he “had to shoot” Kelley because of the attempted robbery, according to those records…