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Cape man beats armed intruder to death
Boston Herald ^
| April 28, 2005
| Laurel J. Sweet and Michele McPhee
Posted on 04/28/2005 10:24:12 AM PDT by 2Am4Sure
A remote Cape Cod farmhouse became the scene of a bloodbath early yesterday after two masked gunmen burst into a West Barnstable home and pistol-whipped its occupant, only to have the victim's son beat one intruder to death with a baseball bat, sources said.
Barnstable police responded to 56 Boxwood Drive after a panicked 911 call saying the suspects had forced their way into the home and began to beat Pete Somers with the butt of a handgun and attempted to tie him up, sources said.
Somers' son, Joel, who was upstairs, grabbed a baseball bat and rushed downstairs to help his father. By then, the elder Somers had fought off one attacker, who then fled.
The younger Somers apparently began to beat the second masked gunman, Osnel D. Azor, 23, with the baseball bat. Azor died a short time later at Cape Cod Hospital.
Law enforcement sources said it is unlikely that Joel Somers, who was recently released from jail, will face charges for the fatal beating.
Yesterday, Cape & Islands District Attorney Michael O'Keefe confirmed Azor was an intruder.
``He did not belong on the property - had no authority or right to be there,'' O'Keefe said.
Another law enforcement source said Azor, who lived in Dennisport, had a long rap sheet. Still, it remained unclear why the gunmen targeted the Somers family, police and prosecutors said.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Massachusetts
KEYWORDS: anotheronebitesdust; bang; banglist; batlist; cary; selfdefense
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Take that, you rascal!
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:24:22 AM PDT
by
2Am4Sure
To: 2Am4Sure
To: 2Am4Sure
That will be the last house he breaks into.
To: 2Am4Sure
only to have the victim's son beat one intruder to death with a baseball bat
Great! - Good job!
One less to worry about.
To: 2Am4Sure; Mr. Mojo
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:26:51 AM PDT
by
OXENinFLA
To: 2Am4Sure
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:26:51 AM PDT
by
Frank_Discussion
(May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
To: 2Am4Sure
Apparently, Massachusetts does have the death penalty.
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:27:26 AM PDT
by
trisham
("Live Free or Die," General John Stark, July 31, 1809)
To: 2Am4Sure
Somers' son, Joel, who was upstairs, grabbed a baseball bat and rushed downstairs to help his father. By then, the elder Somers had fought off one attacker, who then fled.Swing away, Joel! Swing away!
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:27:56 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(....)
To: Frank_Discussion
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:28:25 AM PDT
by
ambrose
(....)
To: 2Am4Sure
Holy bloody baseball bat, Batman!
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:29:09 AM PDT
by
reagan_fanatic
(It takes all kinds of critters...to make Farmer Vincents fritters)
To: 2Am4Sure
two masked gunmen burst into a West Barnstable home and pistol-whipped its occupant, only to have the victim's son beat one intruder to death with a baseball bat, sources said. Awesome
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:29:40 AM PDT
by
RushCrush
(Blind Rushbot- Waiting for instructions from the Maha.)
To: 2Am4Sure
Uh Oh.....now we'll be hearing from the BAT CONTROL people....
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:30:04 AM PDT
by
goodnesswins
(Our military......the world's HEROES!)
To: 2Am4Sure
Somebody should have told the deceased not to bring a gun to a baseball-bat fight!
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:30:17 AM PDT
by
ArrogantBustard
(Western Civilisation is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
To: 2Am4Sure; SF Republican
Good job bat boy!
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:30:26 AM PDT
by
Enterprise
(Abortion and "euthanasia" - the twin destroyers of the Democrat Party.)
To: 2Am4Sure
This happened in MY state? I'm shocked that the young man was not arrested and at the very least charged with being ' insensitive '.
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:31:31 AM PDT
by
warsaw44
To: 2Am4Sure
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:31:40 AM PDT
by
RichInOC
(...I think what I'm supposed to say is..."Wicked good.")
To: OXENinFLA
Louisville Sluggers have unsurpassed stopping power. ...in the right hands.
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:31:45 AM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: 2Am4Sure
"Law enforcement sources said it is unlikely that Joel Somers, who was recently released from jail, will face charges for the fatal beating..." No chit! What the hell has to happen to you before there's no question about your right to defend yourself.
Mark Massachusetts off my list of possible places to retire.
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:32:18 AM PDT
by
skimbell
To: 2Am4Sure
That will teach him to bring a gun to a bat fight... er...
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:33:05 AM PDT
by
Bon mots
To: 2Am4Sure
That's what I call "batting 1000".
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posted on
04/28/2005 10:33:09 AM PDT
by
clee1
(We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and I'm tired of smiling.)
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