Alex Mitchell

Police said their preliminary investigation revealed that a man who lives in the 2800 block of Blackforest Drive heard his neighbor’s apartment door being forced in, and a woman inside the apartment screaming for help. The resident armed himself and went to help his neighbor. As the confrontation unfolded, the resident fired a gun, striking Mitchell, who was later identified as the woman’s ex-boyfriend. The neighbor is cooperating with detectives and has not been charged with a crime.