Posted on 02/21/2021 9:06:57 PM PST by lowbridge
A South Carolina armed home invader who attacked a 79-year-old woman near her back door is dead after the victim’s 82-year-old Vietnam War veteran husband beat him down with the butt end of a shotgun earlier this week, according to local authorities.
Herbert Parrish snatched the firearm off a wall mount after the suspect, identified as 61-year-old Harold Runnels, broke into the home with a knife, knocked his wife to the ground and slashed her forehead Monday afternoon, Columbia, S.C.-based FOX 57 reported.
He lived in a nearby mobile home community, according to WJBF-TV, and approached by knocking on the back door and asking if the couple had seen a missing dog.
Runnels later died at a hospital due to injuries suffered in the scuffle, according to authorities.
Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Eric Abdullah, a department spokesman, said residents should call 911 immediately if they suspect their home is being broken into.
"Of course, folks have the right to defend themselves if their lives are in danger, but the best thing to do is to call for help," he told the Aiken Standard newspaper.
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I love these kinds of stories.
Several years ago, I read a story on FR about three elderly couples walking along a beach in the Caribbean.
Four knuckledraggers decided to attack and rob them, not knowing that the men were all WWII combat veteran Marines.
Only one knuckledragger survived to tell his story.
I love a happy ending. [sigh]
For all the guys that thought pugil stick training was silly. There ya go!
Youth and enthusiasm is no match for old age and treachery.
When seconds count, the police are only minutes away...
IT IS NEVER VICE VERSA.
I am plenty sure I cannot even reach the sheriff in 7 seconds...find phone-—punch in numbers-—wait for answer—THEN start explaining why I am calling...
We have very good deputies, but not that quick.
Good move, finishing him off. Otherwise he’d be on the hook for the perp’s medical bills.
“Call 911 so we can send out a counselor to defuse the situation.”
Mugshot of the DEAD perp at the link below (I’m too busy to post the image).
“Our” RK’s gun counter looked fairly well stocked - with firearms, I mean.
Two months of no supply in any caliber seems incredible...
We’ll, he’s a Vietnam vet. Doing what needed to be done.
Some folks just need killing.
Don’t lose sleep over righteous action.
Well trained hubbie; *don’t make a mess; clean-up after yourself.**
Clean-up after firing a shotgun can involve a lot of spackle and paint. Remember the *hole in the wall* gang.
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