Perp crawls through window, Perp meets homeowner with 12ga, Perp is done crawling through windows:
"Make my day", indeed: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4066188
"Make my day", indeed: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_4066188
Article Launched: 7/18/2006 11:24 AM
aurora
Home intruder killed in Aurora
By Alicia Wittmeyer and Kirk Mitchell
Denver Post Staff Writers
DenverPost.com
A burglar was shot and killed this morning by an Aurora homeowner after the suspect crawled through a window, police say.
Police went to a home on the 1700 block of North Fulton Street around 8:30 a.m. on a burglary call, said Bob Friel, Aurora police spokesman.
When police arrived they found the intruder had been shot with a 12-gauge shotgun, Friel said. The man was taken to a local hospital and later died.
The homeowner, who fired once, had previously been a burglary victim, Friel said.
The intruder, whose name has not been released, pushed an air conditioning unit out of a window to enter the home, he said.
The incident is being investigated under Colorado's “Make My Day” law.
“Residents have the absolute right to safety and security in their homes,” said Friel.
The homeowner, who has not been arrested, was cooperative with detectives and is being interviewed at police headquarters, he said.