(NM) Resident shoots knife-wielding home invader 08-21-03
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Albuquerque resident shoots, kills home intruder
Police say a man fatally shot an intruder entering his home near Wyoming
and Constitution NE.
Last Update: 08/21/2003 4:23:11 PM
By: Reed Upton
An Albuquerque resident shot and killed a man he says broke into his
home late Wednesday night.
Albuquerque police spokesman Detective Jeff Arbogast says a family
spotted the man in their backyard at Wyoming and Constitution NE around
11 p.m.
The man, later identified as 24-year-old Manuel Villa, broke a glass
window and entered the home, where Justin and Heather Doyle live with
their small child.
Upon hearing the noise, Heather Doyle called 911. That's when Justin
Doyle noticed the intruder was inside the house with a knife and fired
his gun.
"It appears the family was fearful of being harmed and took action,"
said APD's Arbogast.
Villa was pronounced dead at University of New Mexico Hospital.
Arbogast says Villa had some injuries unrelated to the gunshot wound.
"He appeared to have some injuries to his upper body," said Arbogast.
No one in the Doyle family was injured, according to Arbogast, but they
were shocked and scared by the experience.
Arbogast says the sound of the shooting was caught on tape by 911
dispatchers.
Investigators will listen to the tapes, but it is unlikely the resident
will face any charges for shooting the intruder.
http://www.kobtv.com/index.cfm?viewer=storyviewer&id=3912&cat=HOME
Albuquerque resident shoots, kills home intruder
Police say a man fatally shot an intruder entering his home near Wyoming
and Constitution NE.
Last Update: 08/21/2003 4:23:11 PM
By: Reed Upton
An Albuquerque resident shot and killed a man he says broke into his
home late Wednesday night.
Albuquerque police spokesman Detective Jeff Arbogast says a family
spotted the man in their backyard at Wyoming and Constitution NE around
11 p.m.
The man, later identified as 24-year-old Manuel Villa, broke a glass
window and entered the home, where Justin and Heather Doyle live with
their small child.
Upon hearing the noise, Heather Doyle called 911. That's when Justin
Doyle noticed the intruder was inside the house with a knife and fired
his gun.
"It appears the family was fearful of being harmed and took action,"
said APD's Arbogast.
Villa was pronounced dead at University of New Mexico Hospital.
Arbogast says Villa had some injuries unrelated to the gunshot wound.
"He appeared to have some injuries to his upper body," said Arbogast.
No one in the Doyle family was injured, according to Arbogast, but they
were shocked and scared by the experience.
Arbogast says the sound of the shooting was caught on tape by 911
dispatchers.
Investigators will listen to the tapes, but it is unlikely the resident
will face any charges for shooting the intruder.
