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Zion Woman Shoots, Kills Home Invader
WBBM 780 - Chicago ^ | Dec 3, 2006

Posted on 12/03/2006 3:32:07 PM PST by KeyLargo

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Zion Woman Shoots, Kills Home Invader

ZION, Ill. (STNG) -- A Zion woman fired two shots at a 16-year-old home invader Friday night, killing him, police said.

The suspected robber, Gerrall N. Davis, had forced open the back door of the home at 1721 Jethro Ave., shattering the doorjam, according to a press release from Zion police. Saffiyya A. Darr and her husband told police they heard knocking at their front door, yelled out to see who it was and shortly thereafter the back door of their home was forced open.

Mrs. Darr retrieved a 9mm handgun from her bedroom and fired two shots at the armed and masked invader, the release said. Both shots hit Davis, who was on juvenile probation for Aggravated Battery at the time, the release said.

When officers arrived at the home at 10:17 p.m., they found Davis lying on the kitchen floor of the home, wearing a black ski mask, black knit gloves and with a .22 caliber rifle next to him. He was taken to Victory Hospital in Waukegan, where he was pronounced dead at midnight, the release said.

The release did not say if Darr faces any charges for the shooting.