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Intruder killed by resident of home (TX)
Montgomery County Courier ^
| 08/21/2005
Posted on 08/21/2005 8:38:27 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
A home invasion on Friday night left one man dead and police trying to determine his identity. It was around 1 a.m. when the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office received a call regarding a shooting in the 14200 block of Wildwood Drive in the Lake Wildwood subdivision.
According to Lt. Darrel Conn, with the MCSO detectives division, officers arrived to find a Hispanic male lying in the yard dead from an apparent gunshot wound.
Conn said the home is owned by an elderly man and his wife, who were home when the dead man allegedly decided to walk in. He said the homeowner told officers he was awake playing video games when an unknown male holding a beer bottle walked into the home through the front door. He is described as a Hispanic male, between 30 and 35.
The homeowner confronted the man and told him to get out of his house. Conn says the intruder went outside, but remained on the premises and went to the back yard. He says the homeowner then retrieved a revolver from inside the house before going outside to look around his property. When the elderly man discovered the intruder in the backyard, a struggle ensued and the intruder was shot at least once in the chest.
Conn says the dead man had only one piece of identification on his person, which does not appear to be his. There was no immediate way of determining his identity. The homeowner will not face charges.
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: armedcitizen; bang; banglist; border; selfdefense
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:38:27 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: NRA2BFree; Grannyx4; wardaddy; Squantos; Eaker; Ladysmith; .38sw; .45MAN; 230FMJ; ...
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:38:55 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Mr. Mojo
Apparently, the intruder was looking for someone to hold his beer.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:40:36 PM PDT
by
Nachoman
To: Mr. Mojo
"Conn says the dead man had only one piece of identification on his person, which does not appear to be his." You mean he's not "Dr. Raymond Smith"? Don't tell me he's an illegal who stole someone's identity?!
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:41:23 PM PDT
by
SteveMcKing
("I was born a Democrat. I expect I'll be a Democrat the day I leave this earth." -Zell Miller '04)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:41:28 PM PDT
by
herewego
(Got .45?)
To: Mr. Mojo
Maybe it was a Cindy supporter, we can at least hope so.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:42:22 PM PDT
by
U S Army EOD
(WHEN JANE FONDA STARTS HER TOUR, LET ME KNOW WHERE SHE IS)
To: Mr. Mojo
when the dead man allegedly decided to walk inZombie's ?
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:43:26 PM PDT
by
Squantos
(Be polite. Be professional. But, have a plan to kill everyone you meet. ©)
To: Mr. Mojo
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:44:07 PM PDT
by
ncountylee
(Dead terrorists smell like victory)
To: Mr. Mojo
He is described as a Hispanic male, between 30 and 35.In Texas? No way!
Well, I'm shocked, anyone else shocked? *rolls eyes*
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:44:27 PM PDT
by
Phantasy
(I refuse to have a battle of wits with an unarmed person.)
To: Mr. Mojo
when the dead man allegedly decided to walk in.
Wow. Dead man walking. :) Onleeeeeee joking. The sentence was not constructed correctly and I couldn't resist. I am happy the elderly man and woman were not hurt.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:45:33 PM PDT
by
cubreporter
(I trust Rush. He has done more for our country than anyone can ever imagine. He is solid as a rock)
To: Mr. Mojo; MeekOneGOP; MadIvan; David Hunter
The homeowner confronted the man and told him to get out of his house. Conn says the intruder went outside, but remained on the premises and went to the back yard. He says the homeowner then retrieved a revolver from inside the house before going outside to look around his property. When the elderly man discovered the intruder in the backyard, a struggle ensued and the intruder was shot at least once in the chest. I like stories with happy endings.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:45:33 PM PDT
by
Paleo Conservative
(France is an example of retrograde chordate evolution.)
To: Mr. Mojo
Thanks for another story with a happy ending--and this one from my home state! In Texas, if someone is on your property after dark, you can take him out--period. That's the law.
It sounds to me like some really good gun control was practiced here.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:46:01 PM PDT
by
basil
(Exercise your Second Amendment--buy another gun today!)
To: Squantos
George Romero, call your office. Besides everyone knows you can't kill a zombie with a shot to the chest.
L
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:49:00 PM PDT
by
Lurker
(1-866-DHS-2ICE.-Toll free and anonymous. Report illegal aliens and those who hire them.)
To: Mr. Mojo
No doubt some idiot Leftist judge will find that the invader's family has every right to claim the elderly man's home now.
Impossible? Sure...that's what I thought until I heard the illegals invading our nation just won the lottery in our courts and got the ranch house of the people who detained them.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:50:20 PM PDT
by
Prime Choice
(E=mc^3. Don't drink and derive.)
To: Blue Jays
Hi All-
From a tactical perspective it would have been smarter for the elderly man and his wife to simply LOCK THE DOORS when the intruder initially left. They could have then telephoned the police and wouldn't have the hassle of dealing with publicity and the courts...not to mention the unpleasantness of shooting someone.
The elderly man could have just as easily sat in his kitchen with the firearm and the telephone and not have to contend with this huge interruption in his life.
~ Blue Jays ~
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:53:32 PM PDT
by
Blue Jays
(Rock Hard, Ride Free)
To: Blue Jays
I agree. I think we are not reading all that there is to this story.
To: Mr. Mojo
There was no immediate way of determining his identity. The homeowner will not face charges. God Bless Texas.
This here is my land;
And only my land;
If ya don't get off it;
I'll blow yer head off;
Got me a shot gun;
And you ain't got one;
This land belongs to only me..
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:56:56 PM PDT
by
Hodar
(With Rights, come Responsibilities. Don't assume one, without assuming the other.)
To: Mr. Mojo
Looks like they will have to give the house to the dead mans
family!
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:57:02 PM PDT
by
Boazo
(From the mind of BOAZO)
To: Mr. Mojo
He said the homeowner told officers he was awake playing video gamesThe game must be Ghost Recon.
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:59:00 PM PDT
by
ChristianDefender
(If you can't fight with M16/M4.. then use prayer, if not just choose whose side are You!)
To: Blue Jays
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posted on
08/21/2005 8:59:17 PM PDT
by
Boazo
(From the mind of BOAZO)
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