Homeowner shoots 'ninja' who attacked wife

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | 2/27/6 | Jim Doyle

[SmithL]

HEALDSBURG -- An armed man wearing a black, ninja-style mask was shot to death by a Healdsburg man this morning after he attacked the man's wife outside their home and chased her inside, police said.

The shooting happened about 7:30 a.m. at the end of Sunset Drive, a semi-rural street on the east side of town.

The woman was about to take the couple's two Wheaton terrier dogs for a walk when the masked man jumped her outside her garage, police said. The woman struggled, broke away and ran screaming into the house, with the attacker in pursuit.

Her screams awoke her husband. The man, whom police identified only as a man in his 60s, "grabbed their handgun, probably a .357 ... and fired more than one shot," Police Chief Susan Jones said.

The intruder "had what looked like a firearm in his hand," Jones said. He died at the scene.

[SmithL]

Welcome to the West, . . .

[conservativeharleyguy]

Karate this, A**HOLE!!!

[Evie Munchkin]

Good riddance.

[mtbopfuyn]

The woman was about to take the couple's two Wheaton terrier dogs for a walk when the masked man jumped her outside her garage

Well, there's the problem. Should have had two dobermans or german shepards, you know, something that takes YOU for a walk.

[Rakkasan1]

must have met a 3rd degree Smith & Wesson

[Alien Gunfighter]

(fill in obligatory comment about bringing a ninjato to a gun fight here).

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Healdsburg's been getting kinda jiggy lately. They had a serial arsonist up there last week. Very strange stuff for such a sweet little touristy-type town. Must be the redwood pollen in the air.

[EricT.]

Husband has a black belt in Gun-Fu.

[Restorer]

Eastern martial arts, meet Western martial arts.

[glorgau]

The man, whom police identified only as a man in his 60s, "grabbed their handgun,

This surely wasn't in San Francisco where handguns are banned.

[Reaganesque]

A picture taken at the time of the attack:

[Trajan88]

Just like that Raiders of the Lost Arc scene where Indy shoots the saber-rattling dude (when Indy finds he doesn't have his handy whip).

[SauronOfMordor]

(fill in obligatory comment about bringing a ninjato to a gun fight here).

My sensei often says, the purpose of martial arts is to allow you to create the time and distance you need to get to your weapon

[sure_fine]

Karate this, A**HOLE!!!







beat me to it...damn

[sit-rep]

busted out laughing with that one...

BTTT!!

[Publius6961]

I hope that eventually the perp will be identified, and whether he is a local or a "commute criminal".
Understanding the details is the only way that most of us can prepare for the possibility everywhere else.

[Chinito]

Karate this, A**HOLE!!!

Amen, brother, it's tough to karate chop a bullet...

[Psycho_Bunny]

Real Ultimate Power: The Official Ninja Webpage

[SengirV]

Since this is being reported in a SF newspaper, I am going to assume this is a local story for them. In that case, I feel sorry for the years this homeowner will have to spend behind bars.

[Grut]

Just like that Raiders of the Lost Arc scene where Indy shoots the saber-rattling dude (when Indy finds he doesn't have his handy whip).

Believe it or not, that was a New Yorker cartoon long before the movie used it.