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Armed Senior Shoots Mentally Ill Mugger, Now Faces Gun Charges

  • Charles Foehner, 65, shot and killed Cody Gonzalez, a 32-year-old mugger with a history of mental illness, in an attempted robbery.
  • Despite Gonzalez threatening him with a gun, Foehner fatally shot him multiple times in the chest.
  • Police found nearly 30 illegal firearms in Foehner's apartment, leading to 25 counts of criminal possession of a weapon.
  • Gonzalez had stopped taking medication for mental illness before the encounter and had a long criminal history.
  • Though Gonzalez's family does not blame Foehner, prosecutors are considering additional charges against Foehner.
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