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17 years after Vernon Allen shot and killed Joel LaFromboise, he says: 'I wish it never happened'
Allen says he has PTSD and nightmares after the fatal shooting, and police records show prosecutors filed no charges in 2009.
- Forum News Service recently reviewed the 2009 shooting death of 17-year-old Joel LaFromboise by Vernon Allen in Moorhead. Allen, now 64, claims he suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a result of the incident.
- On June 19, 2009, the 17-year-old LaFromboise entered Allen's apartment near Romkey Park around midnight after appearing intoxicated with a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.216, more than twice Minnesota's legal driving limit.
- Autopsy findings by Mills reported the shotgun blast hit LaFromboise at a slightly downward angle, contradicting point-blank-range claims. Allen also gave inconsistent accounts to police about whether the teen struck him during the confrontation.
- Clay County Attorney Brian Melton declined to file charges against Allen on December 21, 2009, after reviewing evidence. Jeremy LaFromboise, the victim's brother, wrote that he is "fighting a system designed to protect itself."
- Redacted police files and toxicology reports reveal Allen tested positive for Ambien, leaving unresolved questions unanswered. Jeremy LaFromboise remains committed to "preserving what they would erase" regarding his brother's death.
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17 years after Vernon Allen shot and killed Joel LaFromboise, he says: 'I wish it never happened'
Part 1: In the first of two stories, Vernon Allen speaks publicly about the 2009 shooting death in his apartment. The heavily-redacted police file leaves questions unanswered.
·Fargo, United States
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