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Dog shot in home invasion; El Paso police say resident shot intruder in return
kvia.com ^ | March 2, 2023 | David Gonzalez

Posted on 03/05/2023 4:21:15 AM PST by marktwain

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- A home invasion Wednesday morning in northeast El Paso and a man found shot 2 miles away from that location appear connected, according to El Paso police.

Investigators say 29-year-old Bruce Wayne Murphy, a northeast El Paso resident, forced his way into a home Thursday on the 7500 block of Howard Street in northeast El Paso around 8:56 a.m. There were three people inside the home, including a dog. According to residents, Murphy shot a weapon inside the home, injuring the dog.

That's when police say 37-year-old Sean Patrick Suniga, a resident of the home, pulled out his own handgun and fired back at Murphy.

Police say Murphy was found at Gateway South and Broaddus Ave. in the middle of the intersection Wednesday around 10 a.m., yelling for help.

Murphy was taken to the hospital and will be booked on burglary of habitation once released.

The Animal Cruelty Investigative Unit also responded to the home invasion. The dog's condition was not provided.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
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The dog did his job.
1 posted on 03/05/2023 4:21:15 AM PST by marktwain
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Damn shame the perp didn’t die at the scene.
Best wishes for the good dog.


2 posted on 03/05/2023 4:26:13 AM PST by Artemis Webb (Be kind to each other, unless the other guy is a dumbass.)
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If that were my doggie, I’d have emptied the mag into the perp....then gotten more ammo to do it again.


3 posted on 03/05/2023 4:29:46 AM PST by FLT-bird
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“There were three people inside the home, including a dog.”

Once again a news story leaves me curious.
Which one of the people in the house is a dog. The homeowner’s wife perhaps.


4 posted on 03/05/2023 4:30:39 AM PST by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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To: Tupelo

Your accute reading and accompanying analysis offer an opening for off-colour hummorous commentary about a mile wide. I already was thinking of some appropriate jokes prior to reading your post, but now will sit back and eat popcorn instead.


5 posted on 03/05/2023 4:34:23 AM PST by Hieronymus
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To: marktwain

Shoot my dog, I’ll shoot you.


6 posted on 03/05/2023 4:42:25 AM PST by dblshot
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To: marktwain

Ah damn, I hate reading stories like this. People just got to get to the range some more, someone breaks into your house that punks next stop should be the morgue not a hospital.


7 posted on 03/05/2023 4:44:39 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: marktwain
If a man breaks in and shoots another man's wife, the aggrieved husband should shoot to kill.

If a man breaks in and wounds a man's dog. The dog owner should shoot to incapacitate, capture the man breaking in, tie him up in the basement, and torture him until he wishes he were dead.;-)

8 posted on 03/05/2023 4:44:49 AM PST by RoosterRedux
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Bruce Wayne Murphy?


9 posted on 03/05/2023 4:47:02 AM PST by GrandJediMasterYoda (As long as Hillary Clinton remains free, the USA will never have equal justice under the law)
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To: FLT-bird

“If that were my doggie, I’d have emptied the mag into the perp....then gotten more ammo to do it again.”

Same here. They would have found him dead in the doorway.


10 posted on 03/05/2023 4:47:52 AM PST by Melinda in TN (AKA Tennessee Conservative)
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To: RoosterRedux

Like the way you think, Rooster!


11 posted on 03/05/2023 4:54:32 AM PST by Aevery_Freeman (DemonRatz to Biden: You've outlived your uselessness. Buh-Bye!)
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To: marktwain

Shoot my dog, I’ll shoot you.


12 posted on 03/05/2023 4:58:58 AM PST by dblshot
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“ Murphy shot a weapon inside the home, injuring the dog.…”

We really are dumbing down if the intelligence level sing seen in journalism is any indication.


13 posted on 03/05/2023 5:01:49 AM PST by TalBlack (We have a Christian duty and a patriotic duty. God help us.)
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To: Tupelo
I read that line, and was ready to comment about it, but I saw your comment first.

My first reaction was that the article author, David Gonzalez, learned English as a second language. Is anybody here familiar enough with Spanish to know if that construction is correct in Senor David Gonzalez first language?

14 posted on 03/05/2023 5:09:09 AM PST by Bernard (“the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state but from the hand of God." JFK 1-20-61)
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".then gotten more ammo to do it again."

One knows you weren't really serious in saying that, but now that you bring it up... Here in Oklahoma there's a former pharmacist doing a long, long time in the state pen for doing that same exact thing.

Just sayin'...

15 posted on 03/05/2023 5:19:03 AM PST by OKSooner (War is a racket. COVID-19 is a racket.)
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To: marktwain

“Dog gonna be ok Uncle Lar?”


16 posted on 03/05/2023 5:47:32 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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To: dblshot

As a cat owner, I would do the same. We love our pets!


17 posted on 03/05/2023 5:48:56 AM PST by telescope115 (My feet are on the ground, and my head is in the stars.)
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“Investigators say 29-year-old Bruce Wayne Murphy”

...and yet another “Wayne” middle name strikes again.


18 posted on 03/05/2023 6:00:44 AM PST by BobL
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To: marktwain

I hope the dog is going to be okay.


19 posted on 03/05/2023 6:04:23 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer ("I may be a white boy but I'm not stupid". - FJB at Black "History" event. Tell 'em Jo Jo!)
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Investigators say 29-year-old Bruce Wayne Murphy, ... Murphy shot a weapon inside the home, injuring the dog.

Who would win in a fight, Batman or John Wick?

20 posted on 03/05/2023 6:07:29 AM PST by KarlInOhio (Gain of Pfunction. Gain of Pfunding. Gain of Pfizer. Now in control of Project Pferitas.)
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