An Israeli Jew was tragically killed in a fight that turned into a deadly shooting in Reno, Nevada, this past Wednesday. Police said they responded to Comstock Drive, where they found one man suffering from gunshot wounds. He was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The deceased has since been identified as Yeshayahu Dahan, a 39-year-old Israeli native who was residing in the United States. According to a report from B’Chadrei Chareidim, Yeshayahu z”l had kindly invited a homeless man to live in his home. However, following multiple incidents, Yeshayahu asked the man to leave, but he refused. This led to a dispute and then an outright fight, during which the man shot and fatally injured the Israeli.
According to local media reports, the homeless man remained at the scene and cooperated with the police, who later determined that it was not a murder but an act of self-defense.
Dayan’s family subsequently arranged for the body to be repatriated to Israel for Kevurah, with the Levaya taking place on Sunday in Beit Shemesh.
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Self defense? Really…
People have to understand that many of the homeless are people that have mental and emotional issues and as much as you’d like to help them you can’t place your family in danger just to help them. When I lived in America, I once spent Leil Pesach in the home of a psychologist while he was away. A homeless woman in the area whom I knew (note: she was Jewish) knocked on the door that night and asked if she could sleep there for the night. I made up an excuse why I couldn’t let her stay. Later, I told the doctor about it. He responded that it was a good thing that I didn’t let her stay because “she is VERY Dangerous!” (His words)
I hope this isn’t the case, but I feel that while America has a reputation to Europeans as being dangerous (at least a few decades ago this were true), that there are a lot of disillusioned Israeli’s who think everywhere is safer than their homes and naively come across many bad issues because of this. Why?
Thank you, HaShem, for allowing me to escape that place!