Sou Saechin, the south Sacramento man arrested for allegedly shooting a boy he caught breaking into his car, chased the boy and two other would-be thieves while firing his gun multiple times at the group, Sacramento police revealed Thursday.
Saechin, 42, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sacramento Police Sgt. Matt Young said Saechin fired one shot after confronting the boy outside his Rock Creek Way home early in the morning, striking the juvenile in the chest.
The boy and two others who had allegedly broken into Saechin's Honda Civic ran, and Saechin shot at the group several times as he pursued them, Young said.
"This is a situation where the facts speak for themselves," Young said.
Saechin said in an interview Thursday that he fired three times at a car the group was using to get away, hitting the bumper. He said he shot at the vehicle to mark it "to let the police know that was the car."
"I didn't try to kill those people," he said.
Saechin, a native of Laos and the father of four, went outside his home about 3 a.m. Wednesday after a motion light on his garage flickered, his wife said. Saechin said one boy was outside the Honda and put his hand into his jacket.
"I can't wait to see if he has a gun," Saechin said. "And I don't care how big or how small they are. It's three guys."
Police said Saechin shot the boy in the chest. The boy, along with two others who allegedly had broken into the family's red Honda, ran into a quiet side street and got into a car, Saechin said.
Saechin said he was afraid for his family's safety.
"If they shoot me and take my gun, what they'll do is come into my home and shoot all of my family," he said.
Saechin said he regretted shooting the boy, "but what can I do? What's done is done."
The boy who was shot -- whose name has not been released -- is recovering in an area hospital. He may face criminal charges, police said.
His two alleged accomplices are still at large.
Crime scene investigators scoured Saechin's front lawn for evidence Thursday afternoon while investigators interviewed neighbors. Saechin is expected to be arraigned in Sacramento County court next week.
Saechin's case has sparked widespread debate on the Internet and radio waves over the past two days -- with many supporting him and questioning state laws that allow people to use deadly force when threatened with personal injury but not to protect their property.
He was bailed out of jail Wednesday by conservative radio talk show host and freelance Sacramento Bee columnist Tom Sullivan.
Sou Saechin, the south Sacramento man arrested for allegedly shooting a boy he caught breaking into his car, chased the boy and two other would-be thieves while firing his gun multiple times at the group, Sacramento police revealed Thursday.
Saechin, 42, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sacramento Police Sgt. Matt Young said Saechin fired one shot after confronting the boy outside his Rock Creek Way home early in the morning, striking the juvenile in the chest.
The boy and two others who had allegedly broken into Saechin's Honda Civic ran, and Saechin shot at the group several times as he pursued them, Young said.
"This is a situation where the facts speak for themselves," Young said.
Saechin said in an interview Thursday that he fired three times at a car the group was using to get away, hitting the bumper. He said he shot at the vehicle to mark it "to let the police know that was the car."
"I didn't try to kill those people," he said.
Saechin, a native of Laos and the father of four, went outside his home about 3 a.m. Wednesday after a motion light on his garage flickered, his wife said. Saechin said one boy was outside the Honda and put his hand into his jacket.
"I can't wait to see if he has a gun," Saechin said. "And I don't care how big or how small they are. It's three guys."
Police said Saechin shot the boy in the chest. The boy, along with two others who allegedly had broken into the family's red Honda, ran into a quiet side street and got into a car, Saechin said.
Saechin said he was afraid for his family's safety.
"If they shoot me and take my gun, what they'll do is come into my home and shoot all of my family," he said.
Saechin said he regretted shooting the boy, "but what can I do? What's done is done."
The boy who was shot -- whose name has not been released -- is recovering in an area hospital. He may face criminal charges, police said.
His two alleged accomplices are still at large.
Crime scene investigators scoured Saechin's front lawn for evidence Thursday afternoon while investigators interviewed neighbors. Saechin is expected to be arraigned in Sacramento County court next week.
Saechin's case has sparked widespread debate on the Internet and radio waves over the past two days -- with many supporting him and questioning state laws that allow people to use deadly force when threatened with personal injury but not to protect their property.
He was bailed out of jail Wednesday by conservative radio talk show host and freelance Sacramento Bee columnist Tom Sullivan.
Sou Saechin, the south Sacramento man arrested for allegedly shooting a boy he caught breaking into his car, chased the boy and two other would-be thieves while firing his gun multiple times at the group, Sacramento police revealed Thursday.
Saechin, 42, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Sacramento Police Sgt. Matt Young said Saechin fired one shot after confronting the boy outside his Rock Creek Way home early in the morning, striking the juvenile in the chest.
The boy and two others who had allegedly broken into Saechin's Honda Civic ran, and Saechin shot at the group several times as he pursued them, Young said.
"This is a situation where the facts speak for themselves," Young said.
Saechin said in an interview Thursday that he fired three times at a car the group was using to get away, hitting the bumper. He said he shot at the vehicle to mark it "to let the police know that was the car."
"I didn't try to kill those people," he said.
Saechin, a native of Laos and the father of four, went outside his home about 3 a.m. Wednesday after a motion light on his garage flickered, his wife said. Saechin said one boy was outside the Honda and put his hand into his jacket.
"I can't wait to see if he has a gun," Saechin said. "And I don't care how big or how small they are. It's three guys."
Police said Saechin shot the boy in the chest. The boy, along with two others who allegedly had broken into the family's red Honda, ran into a quiet side street and got into a car, Saechin said.
Saechin said he was afraid for his family's safety.
"If they shoot me and take my gun, what they'll do is come into my home and shoot all of my family," he said.
Saechin said he regretted shooting the boy, "but what can I do? What's done is done."
The boy who was shot -- whose name has not been released -- is recovering in an area hospital. He may face criminal charges, police said.
His two alleged accomplices are still at large.
Crime scene investigators scoured Saechin's front lawn for evidence Thursday afternoon while investigators interviewed neighbors. Saechin is expected to be arraigned in Sacramento County court next week.
Saechin's case has sparked widespread debate on the Internet and radio waves over the past two days -- with many supporting him and questioning state laws that allow people to use deadly force when threatened with personal injury but not to protect their property.
He was bailed out of jail Wednesday by conservative radio talk show host and freelance Sacramento Bee columnist Tom Sullivan.
. My shed was never broken into again so I suspect it was the same perp both previous times.
