Northern Arizona University freshman, 18, says he feared for his life when he shot dead fellow student and injured three others
- Steven Jones has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the October 9 death of 20-year-old Colin Brough
- Jones tells authorities in documents released Friday he feared for his life as he was being chased by a group yelling obscenities at him and threatening him
- Three other students, Nicholas Piring, Nicholas Prato, and Kyle Zientek, all 20, were injured in the shooting.
An 18-year-old Northern Arizona University (NAU) freshman charged in the death of another student says he was acting in self-defense.
Steven Jones has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the October 9 death of 20-year-old Colin Brough.
Jones tells authorities in documents released Friday that he feared for his life as he was being chased by a group yelling obscenities at him and threatening him.
He says he didn't provoke the actions.
Steven Jones (left) has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the October 9 death of 20-year-old Colin Brough (right)
Delta Chi fraternity brothers Kyle Zientek (left), Nicholas Prato (center) and Nicholas Piring (right) were injured in the shooting
Jones says he shot a gun he retrieved from his car somewhat blindly because his glasses had been knocked off his face.
Three other students, Nicholas Piring, Nicholas Prato, and Kyle Zientek, all 20, were injured in the shooting.
The Arizona Republic, citing NAU police reports, said in Jones' account, a group had assaulted a trio consisting of Jones and two pals near an apartment complex, before pursuing them to Jones' vehicle.
The newspaper reported that Jones told authorities that he warned the group he was armed after retrieving the gun and he shot two people who rushed toward him.
Jones, who had been a Sigma Chi pledge, told police he felt awful about the shooting and wished he hadn't gone out that night
Nicholas Prato (in glasses and black shirt, center) was seen leading a vigil in Flagstaff, Arizona (file photo)
According to the Arizona Republic, Piring was shot second.
The Arizona Republic wrote that Piring claimed 'he was not standing with Brough but saw him fall and then was shot as he walked toward him. Piring said he didn't see any fighting. Piring said he saw Brough fall as he was running toward him and did not realize at first he had been shot as well.'
Jones told police he felt awful about the shooting and wished he hadn't gone out that night.
According to police reports, multiple people piled on top of Jones before authorities arrived.
The Arizona Republic reported Jones is due in court on Tuesday.
- The Investing Show: The best places in the world to invest
- Land Rover completes world's first drive across PAPER bridge
- The moment suicide bomber detonates explosives in Paris raid
- Exclusive: Moment jihadi's gun jams when he tries to shoot...
- ISIS Threatens to Blow Up White House in new video
- Shocking audio final moments of St Denis female suspect
- Chinese hostage films Mali crisis inside Radisson Blu hotel
- Lockheed Martin's hybrid airships get the green light
- Kylie Jenner posts SnapChat after break up with Tyga
- Security forces in Mali help hostages to safety after attack
- ISIS threatens NYC in new propaganda video
- Thief shot in head while holding undercover cop at gun point
- American mother gunned down in Mali massacre: Aid worker is...
- EXCLUSIVE: Extraordinary selfie of terror mastermind's...
- 'The White House will turn black with our fire, Allah...
- Father of five arrested in kidnap and murder of girl, 7, who...
- Dramatic video captures moment suicide bomber blew himself...
- BREAKING NEWS: 'Cowgirl' cousin did NOT blow herself up......
- America's enemies within: How nearly SEVENTY have been...
- Young man forced to post a photo of his passport on Facebook...
- Trump in retreat over Muslim database as he says he didn’t...
- CNN suspends global affairs correspondent over tweet...
- ISIS dismiss Anonymous hackers as ‘idiots’ for threatening...
- 'Every one of you are terrorists': Virginia man disrupts...