Posted on 02/21/2005 7:32:08 AM PST by Mr. Mojo
A Wyandanch man fatally shot a 20-year-old man who tried to enter his home through a window early yesterday, police said.
Tyrell Rudolph, of Wyandanch, was discovered in front of a home on Parkway Boulevard with gunshot wounds to his chest and left arm at 3:05 a.m. The alleged shooter, Sanjay Broomfield, 22, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon, a felony.
Broomfield, a baker at Entenmann's in Bay Shore, told police he fell asleep Friday night, after working a double-shift, said Det. Sgt. Vincent Posillico, of the county's homicide squad.
He said he was awoken at 9 p.m. by someone vigorously knocking and ringing the bell at the front door of his residence at 246 Parkway Blvd. Posillico said Broomfield told police he looked out the window and saw two men leaving his yard. He then fell back asleep only to be awoken again at 2:30 a.m. by similar noises.
"He hears motion and people talking," Posillico said. "He steps into the kitchen, where he has an illegal handgun ... and shortly after that a person is seen coming in through the window." Broomfield fired three times, Posillico said.
Posillico said detectives are unsure if the man fell or jumped from the window but Broomfield told police he didn't see anything when he looked outside.
Worried the intruders might return, Broomfield called police about 3:05 a.m. to report two suspicious persons in the area, but not the fired shots.
Broomfield was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a weapon because the gun's serial number had been defaced. Broomfield was held at the Fifth Precinct and is scheduled to be arraigned today at First District Court in Central Islip.
A grand jury may consider other charges, police said.
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Not only did this guy have a handgun, he was also working a double shift--greedily taking work much needed by others. What kind of monster is he?
You can own a gun in NY State because I know many people here who have guns but the only reason it would be defaced is that it was probably stolen and bought on the street.
-Eric
I didn't read anything about charges being brought against the real criminal. Oh, right - silly question.
Don't know if he was a monster, but it is apparent that he was totally stupid.
No one with any good sense, shoots and kills an intruder with a weapon that has had the serial number defaced.
I am an absolute 2d Amendment fanatic, but I would never counsel anyone to do home protection with a defaced-serial number firearm.
Just not the least bit smart.
Owning a gun in NY is easy, as long as its a long gun. Legally owning a handgun is another story.
I didn't know that - thanks for clarifying that.
It is a shame this brave American did not live in a "red" state like Oklahoma or Texas where criminals are held accountable and the victims are encouraged to defend themselves, their families, their property.
Wyandanch ?? The name says it all ... That area can live with criminals running the streets and running their government and police dept.
The worn off serial numbers? Should not matter because it is every Americans right under the Second Amendment to be armed for self-defense. In his area, the only way you can defend yourself is to first defend yourself from your own local officials apparantly.
Can you reasonably easily buy and own a handgun in NY? From a quick perusal of NY info at packing.org, it does not appear so.
Agreed. But sounds like this guy is a lowly worker type, working double shifts at the bakery, so he bought a cheap handgun, probably hot, off the street.
Just remember this: no more gun control laws! None!
Repeal any on the books if you can!
Bottom line here is the home defender is considered 'the shooter' ... The criminal invader is not called such and was not charged.
Again, pass no more laws... repeal existing laws.
For sure this guy will be pressured into a plea bargain.
He needs to go for a jury trial no matter what the local fascist cops threaten him with.
I hope you folks aren't advocating non-enforcement of laws. Just because that fellow was the victim of a crime doesn't mean he is exempt from the consequences of breaking the law.
Also, many people who commit crimes have jobs, so issuing a verdict on the character of the victim of that crime is foolish.
New York: State law requires handgun buyers to obtain a license from law enforcement prior to purchasing a handgun - this is a license to "possess" not just to purchase. Applicants must be 21. The license only involves a background check and fingerprinting, no safety training is required. The license is also generally required to be "loaned" a handgun outside of the presence of the owner. License applications may take up to six months. The license is generally good until revoked, except in New York City, Nassau/Suffolk/Westchester counties which have fixed license period. License fees vary but are at least $74, the cost of fingerprint processing.
I don't think that's the issue, here.
He has every right to defend himself, but the guy defended himself with an illegal firearm.
Pretty silly to indict a dead man. Your invective against lawful law enforcement is sickening and un-American.
Granted, if it is stolen, the thief should be tracked down and prosecuted. Not all of us can afford Kimber Gold Cup .45's.
Or Tennessee. In the TCA, or Tennessee Code Annotated, if an intruder unlawfully enters your home it is assumed in the law that your life is in jeopardy and you have the right to use lethal force to protect your home and property.
As the sign on my workshop door says "If you are found here tonight, you will be found here in the morning"......
He's dead, Jim.
The license is also generally required to be "loaned" a handgun outside of the presence of the owner.
What in the world does this mean?
License applications may take up to six months.
Why in the world does it take so long??
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