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Intruder shot, killed
Statesman Journal
April 20, 2003
A South Salem homeowner shot and killed an intruder Saturday morning when he found him starting a fire in his garage, Salem police said.
The male victim’s identity had not been determined Saturday, said Doug Hanson, an Marion County assistant district attorney.
Linn Stordahl, 64, the owner and resident, was not arrested, Hanson said, and Stordahl was cooperating with investigators.
The incident occurred about 6:10 a.m. at 5505 East Ridge St. S, just north of Crossler Middle School.
The shooting followed an apparent confrontation with a suspected burglar who had started a fire with boxes in the attached garage of the house, said Lt. Dave Okada of the Salem Police Department.
Hanson said the suspected burglar was shot in the neck when he came at Stordahl, who was armed with a handgun.
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday in Portland, Hanson said. The victim probably will need to be identified through fingerprints because he had no identification.
Hanson said investigators had not determined whether the shooting was justified.
“What we know is an intruder was shot by a homeowner,†Hanson said.
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=60294
ya know, one might begin to suspect that breaking into occupied abodes could be detremental to one's health...
Statesman Journal
April 20, 2003
A South Salem homeowner shot and killed an intruder Saturday morning when he found him starting a fire in his garage, Salem police said.
The male victim’s identity had not been determined Saturday, said Doug Hanson, an Marion County assistant district attorney.
Linn Stordahl, 64, the owner and resident, was not arrested, Hanson said, and Stordahl was cooperating with investigators.
The incident occurred about 6:10 a.m. at 5505 East Ridge St. S, just north of Crossler Middle School.
The shooting followed an apparent confrontation with a suspected burglar who had started a fire with boxes in the attached garage of the house, said Lt. Dave Okada of the Salem Police Department.
Hanson said the suspected burglar was shot in the neck when he came at Stordahl, who was armed with a handgun.
An autopsy was scheduled for Monday in Portland, Hanson said. The victim probably will need to be identified through fingerprints because he had no identification.
Hanson said investigators had not determined whether the shooting was justified.
“What we know is an intruder was shot by a homeowner,†Hanson said.
http://news.statesmanjournal.com/article.cfm?i=60294
ya know, one might begin to suspect that breaking into occupied abodes could be detremental to one's health...