(CA) Homeowner kills intruder in gun battle 01-08-04
Date: Jan 8, 2004 6:36 PM
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Address:http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/2747895/detail.html Thursday,
January 8, 2004
Police: Homeowner Kills Alleged Intruder
Authorities: Man Was Protecting Himself, Wife
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento police are investigating a fatal
shooting involving a homeowner and a pair of alleged intruders in his
home.
The shooting happened at a home on Wakefield Way near Florin Road.
Police said the homeowner, whose name has not been released, told
officers that he and his wife heard a knock at their front door about
8:30 a.m. They found two Hispanic teenage boys at the door who said they
were looking for the man's grandson.
After being told the grandson was not at home, police said the two came
back a second time, but this time the homeowner was armed with a gun
when he answered the door.
"The same two male Hispanic teens forced their way into the residence.
One of them was armed with a handgun. The (homeowner) retreated and took
cover behind a chair where he does exchange a couple rounds of fire,"
Sacramento Police Department Sgt. Justin Risley said.
The shooting continued as the homeowner ran down a hallway to a bedroom,
where police said he shot and killed one of the intruders.
The other intruder fled the home on foot, and police searched the
surrounding area on the ground and from the air, alerting neighbors of
his description. He remains at large.
A man who would not give his name told KCRA 3 he was the homeowner's
grandson.
"Let this be a lesson to be learned ... if anybody comes in the house --
anybody's house -- you never know what could happen to you," the man
said.
Police said the homeowner has not been charged with any crimes.
"All indications are that the man was protecting his life and the life
of his wife," Risley said.
Date: Jan 8, 2004 6:36 PM
TheKCRAChannel.com - News - Police:
Address:http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/2747895/detail.html Thursday,
January 8, 2004
Police: Homeowner Kills Alleged Intruder
Authorities: Man Was Protecting Himself, Wife
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Sacramento police are investigating a fatal
shooting involving a homeowner and a pair of alleged intruders in his
home.
The shooting happened at a home on Wakefield Way near Florin Road.
Police said the homeowner, whose name has not been released, told
officers that he and his wife heard a knock at their front door about
8:30 a.m. They found two Hispanic teenage boys at the door who said they
were looking for the man's grandson.
After being told the grandson was not at home, police said the two came
back a second time, but this time the homeowner was armed with a gun
when he answered the door.
"The same two male Hispanic teens forced their way into the residence.
One of them was armed with a handgun. The (homeowner) retreated and took
cover behind a chair where he does exchange a couple rounds of fire,"
Sacramento Police Department Sgt. Justin Risley said.
The shooting continued as the homeowner ran down a hallway to a bedroom,
where police said he shot and killed one of the intruders.
The other intruder fled the home on foot, and police searched the
surrounding area on the ground and from the air, alerting neighbors of
his description. He remains at large.
A man who would not give his name told KCRA 3 he was the homeowner's
grandson.
"Let this be a lesson to be learned ... if anybody comes in the house --
anybody's house -- you never know what could happen to you," the man
said.
Police said the homeowner has not been charged with any crimes.
"All indications are that the man was protecting his life and the life
of his wife," Risley said.
