U.S. Father kills man for following daughter into bathroom
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harris fled the scene. armstrong was taken to the hospital where he later died. he suffered brain swelling a nasal fracture and loss of oxygen1 tragedy has struck in arizona u.s. after a father decided to take care of a situation his own way by killing a man who attempted to enter a bathroom stall where his daughter was1 harris was taken into custody earlier this month after the deadly encounter at a quiktrip convenience store in phoenix involving his 16-year-old daughter1 the 40-year-old was waiting in the parking lot to pick up his daughter and two friends when armstrong approached him asking for money. harris gave him some change and armstrong went into the store1 harris daughter came out of the store and told her father that a man tried to enter her bathroom stall by violently shaking the door police said. she said she told the employees who alerted the security guard1 she then identified armstrong as the alleged harasser when she spotted him walking out of the store1 possibly thinking not enough was being done harris approached the security guard and told him to take care of the situation or he would do it himself. the guard said the incident was being handled1 the protective father however confronted armstrong about the incident and then attacked him authorities said1 witnesses told police harris repeatedly stomped punched and kicked the man1 police say melvin harris iii faces a second-degree murder charge in the beating death of leon leevon armstrong azfamily.com reports1 harris was arrested at his home. he later admitted he struck armstrong in the face but claims he didnt throw the first punch the report stated1 he also denied hitting armstrong when he was on the ground1 harris fiancee diana jackson told azfamily.com that harris was protecting his daughter1 im not mad at him. i dont feel like he did anything wrong. i love him. he did what he was supposed to do for our kid1 you cannot tell someone theyre wrong for protecting their children1 i would have done the same thing. i dont feel bad at all for his actions. i feel bad that the man ended up dying in the process. i do jackson told the station1 jackson said its unfair her fianc is being treated as a criminal for protecting his child1 armstrong reportedly also had a criminal history that included shoplifting trespassing and obstructing justice1