Posted on 02/02/2008 9:40:43 PM PST by Travis McGee
One robbery suspect is on the loose and another is in the hospital after four victims fought back.
Police say the four victims were barbecuing when two men with guns entered the home. One of the victims said he made a near-fatal mistake by leaving the garage door partially open. The victims, who do not want to be identified for safety reasons, say they ended up fighting for their lives and thought they might die.
"The look in their eyes, especially when they started beating us in the back of the heads with the guns. It was kind of like someone would torture a little animal and then joking about how they were going to love killing us," said one victim.
The men were pinned to the floor with shotguns. "It got ugly when they went back downstairs and decided to tell the women to undress their clothes," the victim added, "The girls were really crying and you could just tell that they were incredibly upset."
The victim told Eyewitness News that one of the suspects who was preparing to sexually assault the women turned his attention away from the guns and let down his guard.
The two male victims saw their opportunity.
"I grabbed him, threw him down on the ground, grabbed a weight from the weight set and smashed him in the head."
The women also joined in the fight, hitting the suspects with a frying pan.
"One of the girls completely nude managed to grab a gun and shoot the guy in the chest area and in the leg."
"She did what she had to do and I have to be thankful that she was able to do what she did and if she didn't I might not be able to give you this story right now."
The suspect who was shot has serious injuries and is in the hospital. The second suspect is on the run and as for the victims, they have minor injuries.
The police are very cautious not to make this seem like a heroic act. They say fighting back can sometimes end with the victims being more seriously hurt.
Why am I not shocked.
I would not lump most street patrol cops in with the politically motivated chiefs and PC hired PR flacks.
I promise the street cops who responded were giving major kudos to these defenders, and expressed regret that both perps were not killed on the scene.
See my last comment.
If you watch the video at the link, you will see that the witness who talks to the reporter-—facing away while wearing a hood to conceal his ID——is caucasian. He shows some fight wounds on his hand, and it’s a white hand.
In another story about this, the attackers are ID’d as being black.
It is one thing to sell this “don’t resist” advice to bank tellers, but in an armed home invasion THE ONLY THING TO DO IS FIGHT BACK!
You must be smart about how and when you fight back, such as waiting for the best opportunity.
“They say fighting back can sometimes end with the victims being more seriously hurt.”
Citizens say cops fighting back can sometimes end with the cops being more seriously hurt.
Makes about as much sense as the first statement.
Good idea! I still have a a number of empty spots around the house where I don't have a loaded firearm stashed. These can substitute temporarily until I can fill them in properly.
4 raped and murdered in home invasion = Status quo, popo happy, sheeple scared
Citizens kill criminals = Politicians start questioning slice size of police funding pie, popo angry, possible outbreak of uppityness in sheeple, massa is skeered
“The police are very cautious not to make this seem like a heroic act. They say fighting back can sometimes end with the victims being more seriously hurt.”
Worse than dead?
The monsters were going to kill them all.
Friggin donut suckers.
I attribute that quote to some affirmative action hire police dept. PR flack, not a street cop.
"The victim told Eyewitness News" -- These good citizens were not "victims"! Hooray for them!
One of the suspects pulling his pants down so as to rape the women. Then ...
Brings a smile to my face as I have my mornng coffee. Appears most here are on the same page lol.
They didn’t go down like meek mice, that’s for sure.
Contrast this outcome to the very similar Wichita Horror scenario.
Thanks for the clarification. I’m making a mental picture of the perp being shot twice by a hysterical nude woman. The one he was going to rape
Citizens kill criminals = Politicians start questioning slice size of police funding pie, popo angry, possible outbreak of uppityness in sheeple, massa is skeered
The police generally don't prevent these messes. They are the cleanup crew
And yes the more rape murder and mayhem not prevented by armed citizens, the more money for the police
Agreed. It isn’t just the government either.
There are several very good videos on other local TV stations at the links. On one the female shooter said that she had the second perp dead to rights, aiming the shotgun at him, and he begged for his life. Even after all she had been through, she said she just couldn’t shoot him, and he ran away.
gonna take a look!!!
I’ve always wondered about the people who work for Home Security Systems. Usually one has to give out one’s password to get a question answered. That has always made me feel uncomfortable.
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