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SWAT Raids Home After Man Shoots Alleged Invader
Ex-Boyfriend Shoots Invader In Self Defense, Woman Says
POSTED: 8:43 pm EDT August 2, 2005
UPDATED: 9:07 pm EDT August 2, 2005
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A police SWAT team raided an apartment house after shots were fired Tuesday afternoon.
It happened on Grove Street in Burlington, near the Winooski River.
Eyewitnesses said it all started when a man armed with a knife broke into the building and threatened one of the tenants.
One woman -- who was inside the apartment at the time -- said the man refused to leave, so her ex-boyfriend shot him in self defense.
The standoff that followed shut down several streets in the neighborhood while more than a dozen officers surrounded the building to search for weapons or shooters inside.
Danielle Sprano watched said she and her ex-boyfriend, Lucien Perkins, sat inside his apartment when a man he knew barged in with a knife.
"Lucien kept saying 'Get out of my house' repeatedly, and the kid would not get out," said Sprano.
Finally, she said Perkins shot the man in the leg.
"I guess he shot up a warning shot first, I mean, the kid was coming after him with a switchblade -- what do you expect?" said Sprano.
The man who was shot was taken to Fletcher Allen with injuries.
Police continue to process the crime scene for evidence.
Sprano said officers took Perkins to the station for questioning.
"Lucien would never ever hurt anybody on purpose," said Sprano. "He did it in self defense."
There's no word yet on what caused the shooting.
Police plan to fully investigate the case before filing charges against anyone.
http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4801744/detail.html
Ex-Boyfriend Shoots Invader In Self Defense, Woman Says
POSTED: 8:43 pm EDT August 2, 2005
UPDATED: 9:07 pm EDT August 2, 2005
BURLINGTON, Vt. -- A police SWAT team raided an apartment house after shots were fired Tuesday afternoon.
It happened on Grove Street in Burlington, near the Winooski River.
Eyewitnesses said it all started when a man armed with a knife broke into the building and threatened one of the tenants.
One woman -- who was inside the apartment at the time -- said the man refused to leave, so her ex-boyfriend shot him in self defense.
The standoff that followed shut down several streets in the neighborhood while more than a dozen officers surrounded the building to search for weapons or shooters inside.
Danielle Sprano watched said she and her ex-boyfriend, Lucien Perkins, sat inside his apartment when a man he knew barged in with a knife.
"Lucien kept saying 'Get out of my house' repeatedly, and the kid would not get out," said Sprano.
Finally, she said Perkins shot the man in the leg.
"I guess he shot up a warning shot first, I mean, the kid was coming after him with a switchblade -- what do you expect?" said Sprano.
The man who was shot was taken to Fletcher Allen with injuries.
Police continue to process the crime scene for evidence.
Sprano said officers took Perkins to the station for questioning.
"Lucien would never ever hurt anybody on purpose," said Sprano. "He did it in self defense."
There's no word yet on what caused the shooting.
Police plan to fully investigate the case before filing charges against anyone.
http://www.thechamplainchannel.com/news/4801744/detail.html