Posted on 05/01/2010 6:33:39 AM PDT by Red in Blue PA
Three men got a rude awakening this morning after breaking into a Deerfield Township home that they thought was unoccupied.
According to the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office, the men were in the home just after 6 a.m. when the homeowner, a 73-year-old man awoke and got his shotgun. The homeowner fired a shot into the floor in an attempt to stop the subjects from leaving until sheriff's officers arrived.
Instead, the suspects fled the home. One of the men was able to reach the getaway vehicle, which was parked behind a barn. He drove around the barn, across the yard and toward the homeowner.
The homeowner fired twice at the tires to prevent the fleeing suspect from coming toward him and picking up the other two burglars hiding in the yard. The vehicle got away, but the homeowner noted a few numbers on the license plate. The other two subjects fled on foot. They were later detained. The driver of the vehicle, who had been hit with a pellet from the shotgun, sought treatment for his injury. He will be taken into custody after he is treated.
It was the third theft that occurred at the residence in the last six months.
The homeowner was not injured in the crime.
The case has been turned over to the Lapeer County Prosecutor's Office for warrants on the three suspects.
The gent should consider getting some slugs. From what I’ve heard, they can put a really large diameter hole in stuff.
I was thinking the same thing!
gun free zones should be unlawful.
#4 buckshot would be a better choice.
I fear this is only the beginning for Michigan.
I’d rather clean up a little blood than having to plug a bunch of holes.
Thanks.
It would have been easier to punch the radiator than the tires. Or, he could just make the windshield explode.
The old gentleman just couldn’t bring himself to shoot a person,even a person who was stealing from him .He’s lucky the punks ran instead of calling his bluff.
Yep, you’re right. He was thinking, while I would VERY defensive. Especially if there had been prior tries.
I think he was laying in wait.
Thank you for the history on that.
The Centurion is sold by ammunitiontogo.com located in Texas
They have some good prices on their site. Also a wide variety of shotgun loads.
I think
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Would that be fitting, Jim?
The fleschette shotgun shell rounds are better....very nasty wounds....
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