Posted on 08/14/2009 8:35:06 AM PDT by marktwain
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- A resident shot and killed an intruder in southwest Bakersfield after the suspect shot the resident twice, a Bakersfield Police official said.
At 11:11 p.m. Thursday, police received a report of a shooting at an apartment in the 1800-block of Canter Way, police said.
Police said they found an adult man outside the apartment suffering from two gunshot wounds to the torso.
The man informed officers that the suspect was still inside the apartment.
Officers entered the apartment and found Roosevelt Mitchell III, 21, dead with a gun.
The victim told them he was home with his wife and several friends when two suspects forced their way into the apartment. The resident armed himself with a gun and both exchanged gunfire, police said.
The victim was taken to Kern Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.
There is no description of the second suspect. Several people were detained for questioning.
A motive has not been determined.
I wonder if the shooters knew each other................
I wonder if the shooters knew each other................
75% of shootings are performed by people with criminal records. Not a big surprise. But 60%+ of their victims ALSO have criminal records. Naturally the MSM isn’t exactly UP FRONT about these sorts of stats. Wouldn’t do much for the “everybody with a gun is a killer” meme.
That seems likely, doesn't it?
Not denying what you say, can you point us to where we can see this, it would be great to have this info in hand. Are they DOJ stats or something?
Do my eyes deceive me or are they actually calling the victim the victim in the true sense of the word and events?
Possible. Even likely. Makes no difference though. Anyone who comes to your home and starts shooting at you is fair game. Open and shut. A cursory police report should be all that’s necessary.
I believe you will find that most people born in the last 40 years have a police record.
It’s a misprint.
It’s not believed they knew each other. The suspect is a very dead druggie and now former gang member.
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