[DingoDog]

King 5 news in Seattle just had a story about a disabled man who ended a home invasion robbery by shooting one of the men. They both got away, but one was bleeding when they left.

You have to register to read the story on their site. I refuse to register.

king5.com (http://www.king5.com)

[Standing Wolf]

Register with a T.V. station?

I'm already awash in spam for prescription-free Viagra, breast enhancement creams, Nigerian investment schemes, red-hot teens, more prescription-free Viagra, amazing mortgage rates, amzaing money-making opportunities, amazing prescription-free Viagra, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

[Marko Kloos]

They both got away, but one was bleeding when they left.

Time to go up in caliber.

[Ol' Badger]

My Grandfather only likes his .380 I'm trying to get him to go up a cal. but he refuses. I got him some better ammo, but I guess a .380 bets his walker for self defense.

[JeanC]

try this link, I didn't have to register to get to it:

http://www.komotv.com/stories/25168.htm

[Lord Grey Boots]

One suspect was DOA a few houses away. Had long history of crime and was well known to the police. Police say charges against the home owner are "highly unlikely".

[D.W. Drang]

http://www.tribnet.com/news/local/story/3228693p-3258692c.html

Bedridden homeowner shoots burglar who entered his room
STACEY MULICK; The News Tribune

As his back door was kicked in Monday afternoon, a South End homeowner - confined to his bed because of a disability - called 911 with one hand and grabbed his 9 mm Glock handgun with the other.

Within seconds, a burglar was in the bedroom and inching closer.

"He didn't stop coming toward me until he was looking down the barrel of a 9 mm," said the 64-year-old homeowner, who didn't want to be identified out of fear for his safety.

The burglar, disguising his face with a handkerchief, backed off several steps and called out to someone else.

"I thought he was going to take off, but he turned back around and he said, 'I'm going to get you,'" the homeowner said. "That's when I shot him."

Injured and bleeding, the burglar and his accomplice ran out of the house. Police had not found him late Monday.

Investigators have alerted area hospitals and clinics to be on the lookout for a man with a gunshot wound to the hip, Tacoma police spokesman Mark Fulghum said. The suspect is described as white, in his 20s and about 6 feet tall.

Officials suspect at least two men broke into the home on South 88th Street about 12:30 p.m. It appeared the homeowner fired his gun in self-defense, Fulghum said.

"He's bedridden, and a guy came around the corner and he felt threatened," Fulghum said.

The homeowner said he has kept a gun in his home for years for protection. He had not fired it outside of the range before Monday.

"I didn't shoot him to kill him," said the homeowner Monday evening as he lay on his side in bed. "I'm thoroughly convinced this guy would have killed me."

The homeowner said he first heard a loud noise behind the house shortly after his wife left to run errands. He thought she might be moving the garbage cans around.

"I never know what she's doing," he said.

Moments later, someone kicked in the back door. The homeowner grabbed the phone and dialed 911. As it rang, he searched for his gun. He called out.

"Is that you?" he said, asking for his wife.

A man's voice responded. Then the man entered the room and moved toward the homeowner.

"He came at me like he was going to choke me," the homeowner said.

He fired a single shot.

"I didn't say a word," the homeowner said. "If he'd grabbed a gun, it would have been me."

A 911 dispatcher answered the homeowner's call moments after the shooting. The dispatcher called the man's wife and told her to come home.

"He thought he had a helpless victim," the homeowner said of the man he shot. "All of a sudden he realized he wasn't in charge any more."

Stacey Mulick: 253-597-8268
stacey.mulick@mail.tribnet.com

(Published 12:01AM, June 3rd, 2003)

[12.7x99mm]

Typical

Badguys going after soft targets (or at least thinking it was a soft target)

I wonder how that guy felt laying in his house dying knowing he was shot by disabled man.

What Scum...

[jhisaac1]

A 911 dispatcher answered the homeowner's call moments after the shooting. The dispatcher called the man's wife and told her to come home.

I thought he was supposed to call 911 and WAIT for the police to arrive.

:rolleyes:

jhisaac1

[Standing Wolf]

"I didn't shoot him to kill him," said the homeowner Monday evening as he lay on his side in bed. "I'm thoroughly convinced this guy would have killed me."

How long before the burglar "victim" files a law suit against the bed-ridden man?

[D.W. Drang]

How long before the burglar "victim" files a law suit against the bed-ridden man? Dude, this is TACOMA, not Seattle! They'll toss him in the Sound! Or turn him over to Ft Lewis for First SF Group (A) to use instead of a goat...:evil:

Oh, BTW, the guy who was shot died. Sorry 'bout that... "Authorities say they don't know why he didn't call for medical help." :D

[eotp]

Great story!!

[JumboFriendly]

I thought he was supposed to call 911 and WAIT for the police to arrive.

What good would it have done to have them arrive on scene to find a dead disabled dude and no trace of the suspects? :confused:

[gunsmith]

"I didn't shoot him to kill him," I would have said "I shot him cause it appeared he was suffering a lead deficiency & was in dire need of a emergncy injection"

[Marko Kloos]

How long before the burglar "victim" files a law suit against the bed-ridden man?

Dunno about WA, but our home state of TN has a law on the books which states that a felon cannot sue someone for injuries or damages received while he was in the commission of a felony.

[DadOfThree]

It's lucky for the homeowner that he doesn't live in merry old England. ;)