Posted on 06/28/2023 6:22:44 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
SEATTLE - Police say a suspected burglar attacked a homeowner with a pitchfork in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, but the man fought back with a samurai sword.
Officers were called around 1:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a burglary at a home near Beacon Ave S and 11th Ave S.
Police located and detained two men on arrival—one with a sword and minor injuries, and the other with a stab wound to the torso.
In Seattle Police body camera video, released though a public records request, shows video of the homeowner explaining the situation to officers. He is heard saying, "My house has been burglarized. He was inside my house. He was inside my house and he attacked me with a pitchfork."
After investigating, the officer discovered that the suspect attempted the burglary while no one was home, but the 71-year-old homeowner came back mid-burglary.
After finding misplaced items and a shattered window, the homeowner saw a man standing in his living room. The two fought with each other, and at one point, the suspect held the homeowner down and used a pitchfork to stab him.
The homeowner's eye was gouged in this attack.
The victim slipped away to his bedroom to grab a gun, which jammed when he tried to shoot the suspect, so he grabbed a samurai sword and stabbed the suspect.
The homeowner was heard in the body camera video telling officers, "I grabbed the samurai sword and defend myself with the samurai sword."
A 61-year-old woman in the home tried to lift the suspect off of the man, and the suspect fled the home to a nearby residence where he was detained by officers. The victim followed the suspect to tell the neighbor who the man was.
Seattle Fire arrived later to take care of injuries—the male victim suffered non-life-threatening injures to the face and torso, and the 61-year-old suspect was brought to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of his non-life-threatening stab wound.
The suspect was later arrested for first-degree burglary and will be booked in the King County Jail after he is released from the hospital.
Police said in any suspicious situation, the safest option is to call for help.
"Think about your safety. Get to a safe location, call 911. Wait for the arrival for police so that we can make sure the location, or whatever circumstances, is safe and that there is no harm that comes to you or potentially others," said Detective Judinna Gulpan, public information officer for Seattle Police Department.
Probably a stupid revolver. Not a fan.
That's like the difference between a semi auto and a revolver.
What century are we living in?
Antihero101607 ~ Best guess is maybe the Edo period?
I'm guessing the Beginning of the Endo period...
As long as the pitchfork toting burglar is not black or the sword wielding home owner is not white, No Problemo.
Clean your firearm regularly and make sure the correct ammo for the gun is in the magazine.
As a side note, many potential victims are saved because the thugs don’t know the difference between a 9mm and .38 cartridge. They think it looks about the same size and one bullet is as good as another. The difference may seem like nothing to the eye, but it can make a large difference as to whether or not a firearm will effectively and repeatedly fire that ammo.
But, given the victim’s age, I suspect that gun had been in the bedroom nightstand with no recent maintenance and that was the cause of the gun fail.
However, in such a situation, I guess one uses the weapons available (and working) and a samurai sword is better than nothing.
Sword vs. pitchfork. Doesn’t get much better than that.
This happened in Wokeisstan. The key question will be whether it was an assault pitchfork.
バンザイ！
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A wakizashi would be a good bedside weapon.
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Never bring a pitchfork to a sword fight.
Wonder if the handle was black.
Next time, edge, not point. A katana is not a good epee or foil.
Lol
It's about time for me to watch all of those 27 films again. Shintaro Katsu is the best and all of the films are streaming on The Criterion Channel. I didn't care for the 2003 Beat Takeshi flim.
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