esheato
January 14, 2004, 10:00 PM
Confronting suspected burglar, man pulls gun -- then is shot
But the person who pulled up at a neighbor's house was a visiting relative.
Sacramento Bee
14Jan04
Link (http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/8092097p-9024493c.html)
Sacramento man suffered two gunshot wounds to his chest after he pulled a gun on a man he believed was burglarizing a neighbor's home, authorities said.
It turns out the alleged burglar was the neighbor's nephew, William Knauer, 35, who had just arrived from Klamath Falls, Ore., Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Justin Risley said.
Knauer later told police that about 2:30 a.m. Monday he pulled up to his aunt and uncle's home in the 1100 block of Fairweather Drive in South Natomas and got out of his pickup truck to unlock the gate.
George Azar, who lives next door, told police that he saw Knauer pull up and thought he was a burglar. As Knauer climbed back into the truck Azar approached and pointed a gun at him, ordering Knauer to get out.
Knauer told police he could not understand what Azar was saying to him over the hum of the running truck. Thinking that Azar was threatening him, Knauer pulled out his 9 mm handgun that was lying on the truck's seat and fired two shots in rapid succession, hitting Azar twice in the chest.
Azar was transported to UC Davis Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Risley said.
It's the second time in less than a week that Sacramento police have responded to a shooting involving someone using a weapon in selfdefense.
On Wednesday, a 65-year-old man shot at two intruders who had knocked on his door asking for his grandson. When they pulled a gun and forced their way into his home, Ivory Grayson shot and killed 18-year-old Rojelio Allen Hurtado.
In both cases, Sacramento police decided not to press charges against the shooters based on California Penal Code 198.5, which legalizes the use of deadly force when there is a "reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury."
"In the first one, clearly the guy was rightly protecting his own and his wife's lives. That's why people have weapons in their homes," Risley said.
"In the second case, they were both thinking different things were going on and it turned out to be a real tragedy."
Risley said the public should call police if they believe they are witnessing a crime before putting themselves at risk.
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I can see where both parties are coming from, but what a horrible thing to go through.
Risley said the public should call police if they believe they are witnessing a crime before putting themselves at risk.
I tend to agree with this unless you're forced into a situation where you have no other recourse. Call the cops and be a good witness.
esheato...
If you don't agree, what is your solution?
But the person who pulled up at a neighbor's house was a visiting relative.
Sacramento Bee
14Jan04
Link (http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/8092097p-9024493c.html)
Sacramento man suffered two gunshot wounds to his chest after he pulled a gun on a man he believed was burglarizing a neighbor's home, authorities said.
It turns out the alleged burglar was the neighbor's nephew, William Knauer, 35, who had just arrived from Klamath Falls, Ore., Sacramento police spokesman Sgt. Justin Risley said.
Knauer later told police that about 2:30 a.m. Monday he pulled up to his aunt and uncle's home in the 1100 block of Fairweather Drive in South Natomas and got out of his pickup truck to unlock the gate.
George Azar, who lives next door, told police that he saw Knauer pull up and thought he was a burglar. As Knauer climbed back into the truck Azar approached and pointed a gun at him, ordering Knauer to get out.
Knauer told police he could not understand what Azar was saying to him over the hum of the running truck. Thinking that Azar was threatening him, Knauer pulled out his 9 mm handgun that was lying on the truck's seat and fired two shots in rapid succession, hitting Azar twice in the chest.
Azar was transported to UC Davis Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, Risley said.
It's the second time in less than a week that Sacramento police have responded to a shooting involving someone using a weapon in selfdefense.
On Wednesday, a 65-year-old man shot at two intruders who had knocked on his door asking for his grandson. When they pulled a gun and forced their way into his home, Ivory Grayson shot and killed 18-year-old Rojelio Allen Hurtado.
In both cases, Sacramento police decided not to press charges against the shooters based on California Penal Code 198.5, which legalizes the use of deadly force when there is a "reasonable fear of imminent peril of death or great bodily injury."
"In the first one, clearly the guy was rightly protecting his own and his wife's lives. That's why people have weapons in their homes," Risley said.
"In the second case, they were both thinking different things were going on and it turned out to be a real tragedy."
Risley said the public should call police if they believe they are witnessing a crime before putting themselves at risk.
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I can see where both parties are coming from, but what a horrible thing to go through.
Risley said the public should call police if they believe they are witnessing a crime before putting themselves at risk.
I tend to agree with this unless you're forced into a situation where you have no other recourse. Call the cops and be a good witness.
esheato...
If you don't agree, what is your solution?
