tenant shoots intruder in leg

[glock27mark]

i hope you guys dont think im some kinda reporter but i see some
stories andthought i might passthem on.this story was from the
macomb daily. a man accussed of attemted burglary was shot in
the leg after struggling with his victim. the victims leg later had to
be amputaded. clinton township(my hometown) det.capt. said
the suspect ,who was not idendified pending arrainment,was shot
with a .12 gauge shotgun owned by a man living at the colony
condos. the shooting occured at 3:30 a.m. monday after police
received acall from a neighbor about a breaking and entering in
progress. the victim,who told police he only recently returned
from deer hunting,said he heard some noises coming from a
second floor and initially thought it was ice falling off the roof.
capt. maierle said the victim told police he heard someone walking
around upstairs and grapped his shotgun from a closet.
he racked the gun hoping it would scare off the intruder. he opened
the hallway door,flicked on a light and saw a guy standing in the
hallway about 5 feet from where he was standing.
the suspect, who is a 29 y/o rochester man, reportly told the victim
im outta here and ran downstairs.
the homeowner chased and caught the man on the front yard. the
man broke loose and ran away.
a neighbor told thevictim that he had already called police when he
heard the commotion. while they were talking, the suspect returned
and screamed, im going to kill you. i have a gun. while the suspect
was screaming at hte victim-who was standing on his neighbors
adjoining front porch-- thevictim approched the suspect still holdind
his shotgun. the two men struggled and the shotgun discharged into
theground. somehow thegun was reracked and the victim was shot
in the leg during the struggle. theman also stuggled with police.
the suspect was taken to henry ford hospital in critical cont.
not much more on story but just goes to show,as we all know
any crime,any time,and any place. sorry so long but shows its good
be prepared as best we can. glad to hear that homeowner is ok.
considering bg came back saying he had a gun and was going to
kill this poor guy just going on with his daily life.

[DefensiveCarry.com]

[ccw9mm]

... the suspect returned and screamed, im [sic] going to kill you. i have a gun. the victim approched [sic] the suspect still holdind [sic] his shotgun. the two men struggled ... the victim was shot in the leg during the struggle.

Prior proof of criminal activity (B&E, burglary in an occupied home), plus verbal confirmation of having a deadly weapon, plus the expressed intent to use it commit murder. And the homeowner allows the criminal to get within contact distance to disarm him? He's lucky to be alive.

Moral of the story: don't do that.

[Supertac45]

The victim lucked out on this one.

[stormbringerr]

i like to think i would not have chased the man after he was out of the house. being all amped up from the encounter though, maybe i would have chased him.just focusing on his description after leaving would be the saner choice.

[airslot]

Idiot probably would have returned anyway.

[Thumper]

Shot in the leg... Practice practice practice!

[Bonesnofoa]

a man accussed of attemted burglary was shot in
the leg after struggling with his victim. the victims leg later had to
be amputaded. clinton township(my hometown) det.capt. said
the suspect ,who was not idendified pending arrainment,was shot
with a .12 gauge shotgun owned by a man living at the colony
condos.

Im confused who was shot? The report says the burglar was shot but it said the victim lost his leg. So which is it? This is why i hate news papers and televisions. They flippantly use the term victim so i can't tell who is who.

Bad guy should be thankful to be alive, most people would have shot him as soon as the homeowner saw them. It's "Shoot first, ask questions later" In this day and age of home invasions.

[retsupt99]

Oh man...your post is killing my eyes...spacing would help...

This just in...

Homeowner 1

Thief 0

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