A murder charge which was laid against a Milton, ON, resident accused of fatally shooting an armed intruder has been dropped. .“I thank the Crown for using their reasonable discretion and agreeing to withdraw the charges today,” said Milton, ON, resident Ali Mian’s lawyer Jag Virk in a Monday statement to Global News. .“My client is very happy and thankful.” .Halton Regional Police charged Mian with second-degree murder after killing a robber who broke into his home in February. .READ MORE: Ontario man charged with murder after defending home from alleged robbers.A group of suspects approached a home on Gibson Crescent in Milton around 5 a.m. It is alleged these people were intent on committing a robbery at this home. .Upon entering the residence, they were confronted by an occupant and a number of gunshots were fired. One person was pronounced dead at the scene, and two other people were arrested when police arrived. .The Crown attorney withdrew the second-degree murder charge against Mian, saying there is no reasonable prospect of conviction. .Virk said Mian had “been under tremendous stress since being charged knowing that if he was found guilty, he’d been spending considerable time in jail and he was only trying to protect himself and his mother.”.He acknowledged soon after his client was charged that he is a registered firearms owner and used his gun legally against an armed intruder. He added he should not have been charged with murder because he was protecting his mother from people breaking into their home. .Virk said Mian’s intention “was not to kill the intruder, he only shot at him once.”.He was later released on $130,000 bail on a number of conditions, including he must live with his grandmother, surrender his passport and firearms licence, and not possess any weapons. .There are no further restrictions or sanctions imposed on him from the court. .Since he defended his mother and himself and was charged with murder, Virk said Mian was in custody while waiting for a bail hearing for one-and-a-half weeks. .He said he hopes that this case is a victory for legal gun owners, but he sees it more as one for self-defence. .Mian’s family is no longer living at the home where the incident happened. .“It’s a great burden lifted off of his shoulders, his mother, his whole family, friends — everyone’s obviously very, very happy with the result,” said Virk.
