Home-invasion death suit settled

<p>A federal civil lawsuit filed against a Clearlake homeowner who shot and killed two home invaders in 2005 has been settled, his insurance company reported.</p><p>The amount and details of the settlement are confidential, said Liz Christopher, a spokeswoman for Allied Insurance.</p><p>The wrongful-death lawsuit was filed by the parents of Rashad Williams and Christian Foster, who were shot and killed as they fled the home of Shannon Edmonds and Lori Tyler.</p><p>The incident ignited controversy and drew national media attention when the dead men's friend, Renato Hughes of San Francisco, was charged with murder for their deaths.</p><p>Hughes subsequently was convicted of a lesser charge of participating in the home invasion robbery, which left Tyler's teenage son permanently disabled.</p><p>The parents of Williams and Foster filed a civil lawsuit, claiming Edmonds, who had a prescription for medical marijuana, was selling pot and other drugs from his home. They claimed the young men, both 24, were at the house, ostensibly to buy marijuana, when a fight broke out.</p><p>-- Glenda Anderson</p>