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Posted on 12/20/2023 9:03:28 PM PST by algore
Police have arrested two of the suspects Arlington Police said a homeowner told them he was returning fire when he shot three people trying to break into his car around early Wednesday morning.
Greg Willis, who later clarified with NBC 5 that he is renting his home, said his Ring camera started going off just before 2:00 a.m.
"Wake up, see someone in my son's car. I call him, 'Hey, is that you outside?' He said, 'No,'" said Willis, who lives on the 6100 block of Vancil Drive.
Willis said he and his son walked down the block, going after the suspects.
He told police when they confronted the suspects, at least one of them pulled out a gun and began firing first.
"They started shooting at us first, and I returned fire," he said.
No one was hurt during the incident, which Willis said was like being in the wild wild west.
“I hear the gun, like boom boom, like two or three times," said Jenny Nguyen, a neighbor who woke up from the noise. "Really loud. Really, really loud.”
Willis said his son took cover behind another neighbor's truck, which was hit.
“I could have been shot, or they could have been shot... It was a lot of bullets ringing out," he said.
Willis said he's never had to use his gun in an incident like this before, and his adrenaline is still pumping.
"I still haven't been to sleep," he said.
Police said the suspects ran away, but officers set up a perimeter around the area and found two of them hiding in a nearby shed. Police said they found a gun and took the two into custody without incident.
Arlington Police said 19-year-old Keaundre Lemon was booked into the Arlington City Jail for criminal trespass and an outstanding warrant he had.
They also arrested 18-year-old Ahmad Bland for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and criminal trespass.
Yet another idiot who got his firearm from a box of crackerjacks to make the rest of us look bad.
Mr. Willis should consider spending more time at the range.
I hope you’re not talking about the people protecting their family and property.
Those names are destined to be legendary in academia.
Dead eyes. Future killers.
The “reporter” nearly gave out the complete home address of the crime victim. Their agenda is clear.
Geez, the article gives you the address of Greg Willis. You can tell that he is caucasian and the perps are NOT white by the way the article is written.
Sometimes you read stories where three or four people break into a home and are met by automatic gun fire. Often, and it is almost never reported in the story, the home is the residence of a drug dealer and the day’s receipts are being counted.
Headline: “Arlington home-renter shoots three people trying to break into his car”
Body of story: “No one was hurt during the incident, which Willis said was like being in the wild wild west.”
Sounds like Willis needs to ditch that airsoft gun for a real one.
Color me surprised.
Greg Willis is interviewed on camera in the video at the link page. He is black. The address is not specific, "6100 block of Vancil Drive".
At least you got his name right.
>>They also arrested 18-year-old Ahmad Bland<<
Muzzie convert?
A man after my own heart!
Regards,
Don’t act like a lefty. That’s not what I wrote.
I don’t know of a single state which permits discharging a weapon at a person over a property crime involving a vehicle (unoccupied).
That includes Texas.
Sheesh! Even "Arlington man" or "Arlington car-owner" would have been better!
Journalistic standards going down the drain!
Regards,
Range time...
Range time...
Could have prevented arrest, trial, and incarceration costs...
What does the law say your “rights” are when the bad guys start shooting at you first?
Stand there and take it?
Maybe we didn’t read the same article. It states the perps fired first, then the property owner returned fire in self defense.
If you think that’s wrong then you should check your ‘red’ card at the desk.
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