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Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tucker, Georgia
From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution of March 19, 2008
Elderly Tucker man kills intruder
If a DeKalb County home invasion suspect thought an elderly Tucker couple would make an easy target Tuesday night, he thought wrong.
Now the suspect is dead, and DeKalb police say the 81-year-old homeowner will not face charges for shooting and killing the man.
DeKalb police spokesman J.T. Ware said that about 11 p.m., the unidentified suspect, who appeared to be in his 20s, broke into the home on Zemory Drive, in a neighborhood off Lawrenceville Highway.
"The suspect, as he was entering the location, made enough noise to arouse the suspicions of the homeowner, and he was able to locate his weapon and load it," Ware said.
The homeowner confronted the suspect, and after a brief struggle, shot and killed the man, Ware said.
He said the homeowner, whose name has not been released, was hospitalized for treatment of wounds suffered during the struggle, but is expected to be okay. The man's 78-year-old wife was not injured.
Ware said police do not plan to charge the homeowner.
"He defended his home, defended his wife," Ware said. "He did what everybody would hope to do in a situation like that."
Labels: GA, home invasion
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Kansas City, Missouri
From the Kansas City Star of March 11, 2008
Man thwarts three would-be burglars
The pounding of feet against his front door awoke a 56-year-old Kansas City man early Tuesday.
“Was that you?” Les Daniel called to his 10-year-old grandson in another bedroom.
“No,” the boy replied.
Daniel climbed from bed, grabbed two handguns and prepared for a showdown.
He recounted to a Kansas City Star reporter the story of the break-in at 2:20 a.m. Tuesday in the 4400 block of East 68th Terrace.
When he peered into his darkened dining room, fish tank lights illuminated a hooded stranger slinking across the room to inspect a home computer.
“Who is it?” Daniel asked.
“KCP,” the stranger replied, an apparent reference to Kansas City police.
Daniel saw a second stranger and heard a third. He wondered whether to confront them or just kill them.
“I was behind two of them, and they didn’t even know it. I could have killed them really quick,” he recalled. “But they looked young. And if I start shooting, they’re gonna shoot back.”
Not wanting to endanger his wife and grandson, Daniel called out: “Whatever you think I got, you’re wrong! There ain’t anything in here! You’re about ready to die over $8!”
He chambered a round in his .357-caliber Glock with a loud click. The intruders fled.
Daniel couldn’t figure why his house was targeted.
“I guess it looks like I got something, but I don’t,” he said.
Unable to secure his splintered front door, he stayed up the rest of the night in case the intruders returned. Later, he bought a new door with a strike plate, and a new wrought-iron screen door.
Labels: home invasion, MO
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Kent County, Delaware
From the News Journal of March 18, 2008
Man shot in home invasion south of Hartly
A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg during a home invasion early Monday south of Hartly, state police said.
The victim was not seriously injured and refused to be taken to the hospital, state police spokesman Cpl. John W. Barnett Jr. said.
According to investigators, two or three men entered the home in the 3000 block of Hourglass Road by an unsecured ground-floor door about 2 a.m.
When the intruders were confronted by the homeowner, one of the intruders fired a gun at him.
The homeowner returned fire at the suspects using a handgun, Barnett said.
After several shots were fired, the intruders fled without taking anything.
The homeowner was struck once in the left leg, Barnett said. The gunshot wound was minor and he was treated at the scene.
A 22-year-old woman and two children, ages 2 and 11, were also home during the incident. They were not injured.
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Labels: DE, defender shot, home invasion
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Monday, March 17, 2008
Harrison County, Kentucky
From WLEX of March 10, 2008
Burglar Shot By Homeowner, Arrested
An alleged burglar who was shot by a homeowner in Harrison County Sunday night is now behind bars.
The incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. at a home on Old Lair Road. Police say Thomas Perysian, 25, of Cynthiana was discovered by homeowner Kevin Landrum, who shot Perysian in his right hand and forearm with a shotgun. Police say Landrum called them from a cell phone while holding the gun on Perysian.
Police say Perysian was treated and released from UK Hospital. He is now being held in the Grant County Detention Center on first-degree burglary charges.
Labels: KY, residence robbery
posted by Dave at 6:56 PM permalink
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Cottonwood, Arizona
From February 22, 2008 Cottonwood Police Department press release:
UPDATE: On 02-22-08 at about 11:08 am a fatal shooting occurred in the parking lot of the Safeway store, 1635 E. Cottonwood Street. The deceased person is identified as James Keith Orsini, 47, of Cottonwood. Mr. Orsini died at the scene. Next of kin have been notified.
ORIGINAL REPORT: The Cottonwood Police Department is investigating a homicide that occurred on February 22, 2008 at about 11:08 AM in the Safeway Store parking lot.
Cottonwood, Arizona, February 22, 2008 - Today at about 1108 AM Officers of the Cottonwood Police Department responded to the parking lot of the Safeway Store, 1635 E Cottonwood Street, on the report of shots fired. They found one subject down with apparent gunshot wounds and a second subject nearby. The gunshot victim was deceased at the scene. At the time of this report he has not been positively identified. The other party involved is identified as James Sherman King, 59 years old, of Cottonwood.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the incident started on the roadway and both subjects pulled into the store parking lot. Witnesses state that the deceased subject approached Mr. King with a raised axe. They heard two shots and the man with the axe fell to the ground.
Labels: altercation, AZ
posted by Clayton at 7:17 PM permalink
South Salt Lake, Utah
From March 15, 2008 KUTV channel 2:
A man shot an intruder in the stomach after the suspect attacked his girlfriend in her South Salt Lake home.
The woman was sleeping in her home in Mountain Shadows Apartments on 3900 south and 700 west, when around 5:45 a.m., she was awakened by a loud bang.
A man, who police have identified as 18-year-old, Daniel Glen Larson, allegedly kicked in the apartment door and shattered the door frame.
The woman immediately alerted her boyfriend, who was also in the apartment and began calling 911.
Just as she was dialing the numbers into her phone, Larson allegedly grabbed the woman and began attacking her.
Seconds later, the woman’s boyfriend retrieved his loaded handgun and shot Larson in the abdomen.
Wounded, Larson ran to the living room where both victims attempted to restrain him until police arrived.
Larson broke free from the man and woman and jumped through a plate of glass window, dramatically exiting the apartment.
Larson then attempted to run across 3900 south, where he was almost hit by motorists.
After a minor struggle with the arriving South Salt Lake officers, Larson was taken into custody.
Police say that this was definitely not what the intruder expected.
“We had a bandit that in this case, bit off a little more than he could chew,” said Gary Keller from the South Salt Lake Police Department.
The man who shot Larson has a concealed weapon’s permit and has received training in operating of handguns.
Labels: concealed carry permit, home invasion, UT
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Friday, March 14, 2008
North Richland Hills, Texas
From the March 14, 2008 Dallas Morning News:
A homeowner shot an intruder early Friday morning, and North Richland Hills police were investigating whether criminal charges would be filed.
The incident occurred about 12:30 a.m. in the 7900 block of Laura Street, said North Richland Hills police Sgt. Greg Trickey.
The 30-year-old homeowner heard some noises outside and confronted a person in his backyard. The homeowner told the person to stay put, but the man advanced, police said. Samuel Thomas Ford, 27, was shot in the shoulder and taken to John Peter Smith Hospital with a non-life threatening injury, police said.
Police declined to release the name of the homeowner.
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