Arizona resident shoots four burglars, killing one, police say

FoxNews.com ^ | 1/3/19 | Paulina Dedaj | Fox News

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

One person is dead and three others are injured after they were shot by a resident of an Arizona home they were trying to burglarize, police said.

The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call at approximately 1:38 a.m. Thursday and discovered that four individuals were shot after breaking into a home.

According to a news release, Edith Guerrero, 36, Jaden James, 18, Leonardo Gonzalez, 27, and Jessica Aynes, 28, woke the sleeping occupants as they entered.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Let sleeping homeowners sleep.

BOOM!

[Redcitizen]

1 dead, 3 injured out of 4. I reckon that’s good shooting.

[TigersEye]

Somehow I don’t think the homeowner was armed with 10 rd mags in his gun.
I don’t think the press is going to tell us either.
Call me cynical.

[Lurkinanloomin]

This is why you need standard magazines in the 15-17 round range.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I sleep so hard that I cannot imagine doing that well.

[DIRTYSECRET]

I do believe the other 3 will get charged with murder. That’s the way it is in Calif.

[Blue Jays]

"...4 burglars shot / 3 injured / 1 dead..."

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Nicely done, lawful homeowner. Bravo!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

And in MN.

[TigersEye]

They should. That’s called the Felony Murder Rule and most states use it.

[StAntKnee]

In before the boneheaded: “Needs more range time” posters.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

You’re assuming that the homeowner is a male.

Shame on you!

;-)

[Blue Jays]

"...10-round magazines..."

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Homeowner might also possess a well-tuned 12-gauge shotgun with the precisely correct load for the situation.

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I don’t think so.

Not in this instance.

[TigersEye]

Shame on you!

Constantly! ;^)

[Nifster]

Are they citizens? Illegals??

[TigersEye]

Maybe. Most shot loads, regardless of choke, don’t spread much bigger than a tennis ball under 20 ft. or more.

[vigilence]

I’d give the homeowner a solid B. A little more time on the range would net him an A and saved the taxpayers a load of cash trying the surviving perps. But I must admit that I would have been pleased with myself if I had had similar results!

[TigersEye]

What amazes me is that one was a 36 yr old woman.

I live in a small town where there isn’t much crime but the police blotter isn’t the same as it was 20+ years ago. More and more I see women in their 30s and 40s arrested for domestic violence, B&Es, DUIs and public intoxication with resisting added on. A couple of cases like that every week.

[Blue Jays]

"...don’t spread much bigger than a tennis ball..."

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Understood and agree!

Let’s say the homeowner shot four shells out of his/her shotgun and all the pellets hit their intended target.
That is a potential scenario where a very limited number of trigger pulls could result in a positive outcome.

[LibWhacker]

Good shooting, Hoss! Sounds like your rifle might need a tad zeroing, however.