{"id":2520,"date":"2026-06-23T17:05:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:05:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2520"},"modified":"2026-06-23T17:05:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T17:05:16","slug":"i-dont-blame-them-grieving-father-says-he-understands-why-homeowner-killed-his-son-during-break-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2520","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I don\u2019t blame them\u2019: Grieving father says he understands why homeowner killed his son during break-in"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>BLUE SPRINGS, Mo. (KCTV\/Gray News) \u2014 A father is mourning his 18-year-old son who was shot and killed during a suspected home break-in in Missouri last week.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2518\">Legendary actor announces Tucson Comic-Con appearance<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blue Springs police identified the deceased as Tristen Barker, 18.<\/p>\n<p>Police said the homeowner reported the break-in and then shot the suspect before officers arrived. Barker died at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>His father, Allen Barker, said Tristen had high-functioning autism and was living in a home for people with special needs.<\/p>\n<p>Allen Barker is trying to make sense of how his son ended up at the center of a deadly confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHonestly, a lot of this feels like \u2026 feels like he was puppeteer or coerced, because this is such a departure from who he was,\u201d Allen Barker said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/tucsonmovingreport.com\/?p=2516\">Local nonprofit offering low-cost spay and neuter services<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Barker said his son\u2019s condition makes the circumstances harder to accept. He is questioning whether anyone failed to look out for Tristen Barker.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou should check and see what is going on. If they had, this would have never happened,\u201d Allen Barker said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pain, Barker said he holds no anger toward the homeowner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t blame them. They were doing what they felt they needed to do to protect their family. I wish it didn\u2019t happen, but at the end of the day, they did what they felt was right,\u201d Allen Barker said.<\/p>\n<p>Blue Springs police have not named the homeowner or announced any charges. 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