Posted on 03/20/2008 7:23:35 PM PDT by Edward Watson
WEST COVINA, California (AP) -- A woman was asking a 911 dispatcher for help when her pleas were interrupted by gunshots, then silence.
She was shot to death.
The woman told the dispatcher someone was trying to break into her home in upscale West Covina, Los Angeles County sheriff's Lt. Dan Rosenberg said.
"Deputies heard gunshots followed by silence and an open phone line," he said.
Deputies arrived at the house, 20 miles east of Los Angeles, a few minutes after Wednesday's late morning call.
The woman, whose name was not released by police, had been shot several times. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
"At this point we believe it was a burglary gone awry," Rosenberg said.
Investigators are trying to determine if anything was taken, Deputy Luis Castro said.
While police were investigating the shooting, a man arrived at the home asking about his wife.
When he heard that the woman had been shot and killed, he collapsed and started to cry, saying "No! She just called me. You lie."
The man was placed in a patrol car and taken to a sheriff's station, police said.
Witnesses said they saw one or more men running from the house, Rosenberg said. Investigators used bloodhounds to conduct yard-to-yard searches.
No arrests had been made by Thursday morning, deputies said.
As a precaution during the search, a high school and an elementary school were locked down for about two hours, police Lt. Dan Brooks said.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
And NEVER register them, either.
Sorry for yelling, but...
A GUN IN THE HAND IS BETTER THAN 911 ON THE PHONE.
COVINA - Police searching for one to three Hispanic males in connection to a deadly Wednesday morning shooting found a gun and pair of gloves near the scene, officials said.
Hsiao Hsu, 45, was killed in her home in the 19700 block of Cameron Avenue while calling 9-1-1 to report a break in, authorities said.
http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_8642067
“When every second is a matter of life or death, the police are only minutes away.”
"Deputies heard gunshots followed by silence and an open phone line," he said.
Deputies arrived at the house, 20 miles east of Los Angeles, a few minutes after Wednesday's late morning call.
The woman, whose name was not released by police, had been shot several times. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene."]
This article should be required reading by every member of the SCOTUS.
However, they never fail to bring a Hazmat team to clean up your blood.
Call 911,
AFTER you have activated .45 cal or 12 Gauge #4 buck.
The very best point and click user interfaces...
“When every second is a matter of life or death, the police are only minutes away.”
Exactly
If any of these creeps are illegal aliens heads should roll. Then again not likely to happen there in Mexifornia.
If your life is threatened, call 911. AFTER you shoot the SOB dead.
“Call 911, when seconds count, the police are only minutes away”
“At this point we believe it was a burglary gone awry,” Rosenberg said.
Understatement of the year...
There are ~365 murders committed by illegals in America, every single month.
One can see the benefit of firing first as a proactive measure hopefully turning away would-be murderous criminals
w/o any bloodshed.
I could imagine same headline, different outcome.
Bang, bang, bang, bang.
Sure you can still send the police but tell them there’s no rush.
You beat me to it.
In aviation, we instructors have a saying:
When in trouble,
“Aviate, navigate, communicate”
You stay alive, you get on the ground, and you can deal with any infractions or FAA complaints about procedures later
The parallels here are manifold.
Shoot the SOB dead,
then find your way to a phone,
then call.
You stay alive and you can deal with any infractions or FAA complaints about procedure later
I watched a recent store video where the perps kept trying to beat down the office door by jumping at it. The lady behind the door finally shot her revolver, and they ran away as fast as they could. (and they were carrying also).
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