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July 12, 2004, 08:33 AM
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Burglar met with gunshots
Homeowner confronted intruder
BY BILL GARDNER
Pioneer Press
A homeowner in Lauderdale shot and wounded a suspected burglar he surprised Friday afternoon as the bandit was leaving the home with a gun in his hand, police said.
The burglar apparently had taken the gun from the home and pointed it at the homeowner when the confrontation began, according to St. Anthony Police Capt. John Ohl.
The homeowner, whose name was not released, pulled another gun and fired several shots. At least two of them struck the other man, Ohl said.
The suspected burglar underwent surgery at Regions Hospital, and his condition was not available.
The shooting victim arrived at the home in the 1800 block of Carl Street on a bicycle. He carried no identification, and police had not determined his name, Ohl said. The suspect is an adult man, Ohl said.
The homeowner had been working outside and was walking around the side of the house when he spotted the suspected burglar, Ohl said.
Ohl said he didn't know why the homeowner happened to be carrying a gun at the time.
Bullet holes could be seen in two garages across the alley from the homeowner's garage. The neighborhood has many young children.
The burglary suspect might have been the same man who tried to burglarize a St. Paul home Friday morning and who later was seen around a house in Falcon Heights, not far from the Lauderdale home, Ohl said.
Neighbors describe the homeowner as a quiet man who has lived alone in the home for many years and works nights.
"He's a nice guy, a real quiet guy," said Kathy Gay, who has lived in the neighborhood 17 years. "He keeps to himself."
Brian Lopez, who has lived in the neighborhood 31 years, said he suspects the burglar chose that particular home because the shades were down and it looked as if nobody was home.
"The shades have never been up, ever," Lopez said.
Lopez and another neighbor said their cars recently were broken into but their houses were not.
"That's why I spent $1,000 on a Rottweiler," Lopez said.
Burglar met with gunshots
Homeowner confronted intruder
BY BILL GARDNER
Pioneer Press
A homeowner in Lauderdale shot and wounded a suspected burglar he surprised Friday afternoon as the bandit was leaving the home with a gun in his hand, police said.
The burglar apparently had taken the gun from the home and pointed it at the homeowner when the confrontation began, according to St. Anthony Police Capt. John Ohl.
The homeowner, whose name was not released, pulled another gun and fired several shots. At least two of them struck the other man, Ohl said.
The suspected burglar underwent surgery at Regions Hospital, and his condition was not available.
The shooting victim arrived at the home in the 1800 block of Carl Street on a bicycle. He carried no identification, and police had not determined his name, Ohl said. The suspect is an adult man, Ohl said.
The homeowner had been working outside and was walking around the side of the house when he spotted the suspected burglar, Ohl said.
Ohl said he didn't know why the homeowner happened to be carrying a gun at the time.
Bullet holes could be seen in two garages across the alley from the homeowner's garage. The neighborhood has many young children.
The burglary suspect might have been the same man who tried to burglarize a St. Paul home Friday morning and who later was seen around a house in Falcon Heights, not far from the Lauderdale home, Ohl said.
Neighbors describe the homeowner as a quiet man who has lived alone in the home for many years and works nights.
"He's a nice guy, a real quiet guy," said Kathy Gay, who has lived in the neighborhood 17 years. "He keeps to himself."
Brian Lopez, who has lived in the neighborhood 31 years, said he suspects the burglar chose that particular home because the shades were down and it looked as if nobody was home.
"The shades have never been up, ever," Lopez said.
Lopez and another neighbor said their cars recently were broken into but their houses were not.
"That's why I spent $1,000 on a Rottweiler," Lopez said.