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IN: Anderson home invasion ends with 1 suspect shot, 3 in custody
WRTV.com ^ | Jan 5, 2026 | Staff

Posted on 01/06/2026 5:20:35 AM PST by marktwain

ANDERSON —One suspect is in the hospital, and three others are in custody after police say a home invasion led to a shooting in Anderson on Sunday.

According to the Anderson Police Department, officers responded to 712 Lonsvale Drive around 12:44 p.m. on January 4 for a reported shooting.

According to investigators, four suspects kicked in the rear door of the residence and forced their way inside. During the break-in, one of the occupants inside the home shot and wounded one of the intruders.

The suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting. Anderson Police later located and arrested three of the four suspects, while the fourth was located when a medical facility notified officers that someone was being treated for a gunshot wound.

Police have charged the three suspects in custody with Level 1 Burglary. The arrested suspects include one adult and two juveniles — a 17-year-old male and a 14-year-old male.

The fourth suspect, who was wounded during the home invasion, is expected to face similar charges pending the ongoing investigation.

Anderson Police's Investigations Division continues to investigate the incident. No charges have been announced against the homeowner who shot the intruder.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Indiana
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; defense; in; invasion
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Most home invaders do not want to be shot, and flee when the shooting starts.

There are home invaders who are mental and/or high who think they are fleeing demons or fighting devils. They tend to be shot and are often killed.

1 posted on 01/06/2026 5:20:36 AM PST by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Damn, my door gets kicked in at night and I’m answering with maximum violence - they won’t get anywhere near my wife and daughter.


2 posted on 01/06/2026 5:28:46 AM PST by Psalm 73 ("You'll never hear surf music again" - J. Hendrix)
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To: marktwain

Isn’t it funny - NOT ‘haha’ - how the left crows for the rights of such criminals - and against the God-given rights (2A) of the homeowners (homeownership yet another aspect altogether)...

...but while they try to disarm law abiding citizens, they never seek to MANDATE security doors? (Note: The prior is sarcasm)

They are HIGHLY effective.

Truth be told, my own security doors are - in part - to protect LEO lives. The extra second or so makes all the difference. (NOT sarc)


3 posted on 01/06/2026 5:30:56 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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To: marktwain

Four men kick down a back door?

For what? They’re there for what? A TV? A diamond ring?


4 posted on 01/06/2026 5:31:03 AM PST by stanne
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To: Psalm 73

Nobody but myself to defend. But that’s enough.

CC


5 posted on 01/06/2026 5:37:21 AM PST by Celtic Conservative (Heghlu'meH QaQ jajvam!)
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To: logi_cal869

In the Bella Coola, in British Columbia, the people put on armored doors to keep the grizzly bears from breaking in. Then the bears break in through the house walls.


6 posted on 01/06/2026 5:41:58 AM PST by marktwain (----------------------)
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To: stanne
Four men kick down a back door? For what? They’re there for what? A TV? A diamond ring?



7 posted on 01/06/2026 5:55:16 AM PST by T.B. Yoits
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To: T.B. Yoits

Pizza delivery? Plumber?


8 posted on 01/06/2026 5:58:45 AM PST by stanne
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To: marktwain

A microcosm of the republic. The invaders didn’t have to kick any doors down though. They were let in.


9 posted on 01/06/2026 6:02:27 AM PST by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Celtic Conservative

” Go ahead punk. Make my day “.


10 posted on 01/06/2026 6:06:50 AM PST by BrexitBen
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To: marktwain

Maybe it happened here:

Anderson, Indiana
Anderson, South Carolina
Anderson, California
Anderson, Texas
Anderson, Alaska
Anderson, Missouri


11 posted on 01/06/2026 6:11:50 AM PST by ChessExpert (Infidels of the world unite against the evil that is Islam.)
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Anderson was once a booming nice little city....lots of auto workers. It fell apart after NAFTA and remains a rundown place now. Lots of drugs and poor folks.


12 posted on 01/06/2026 6:16:29 AM PST by dforest
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Damn, my door gets kicked in at night and I’m answering with maximum violence

This one was at 12:44 p.m., so it was in the middle of the day, if the article got the AM/PM right (which is not a given.) Your point still stands - day or night.

13 posted on 01/06/2026 6:17:31 AM PST by Gil4 (And the trees are all kept equal by hatchet, ax and saw)
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To: marktwain

Reason #15 that I don’t live in BC:

Damn racist, socialist, GINORMOUS grizzlies.

/s


14 posted on 01/06/2026 6:17:46 AM PST by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 "/!i!! &@$%&*(@ -')
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They shouldn’t have entered the cave until they were sure there wasn’t a bear in there.

wy69


15 posted on 01/06/2026 6:18:34 AM PST by whitney69 (b)
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During the break-in, one of the occupants inside the home shot and wounded one of the intruders. The suspects fled the scene immediately after the shooting.

Feel good story of the day. The only thing that would make it better is if the homeowner had killed the invaders instead of just wounding them.

16 posted on 01/06/2026 6:18:38 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard (When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.)
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To: ChessExpert

Still dont know where


17 posted on 01/06/2026 6:20:24 AM PST by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006)
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To: ChessExpert

Yeah, I always wonder what state.


18 posted on 01/06/2026 6:21:35 AM PST by BipolarBob (These violent delights have violent ends.)
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To: marktwain

I was just in Anderson yesterday picking up a big safe I bought. The house is just off the route I took to get it after I looked it up just now. Anderson is mostly a good area, like anywhere it has its undesirables in certain places but for the most part it’s very safe and well policed.

Nice thing about living in Indiana, it probably never even crossed the police or DA’s mind to charge him with anything.

(The Uranus Fudge Factory is just up the street from there as well, always have to stop in when passing through, it never disappoints.)


19 posted on 01/06/2026 6:21:52 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: George from New England

Indiana


20 posted on 01/06/2026 6:22:10 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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