Intruder banging door killed by homeowner

Houston Chronicle ^ | Jan. 2, 2004, 10:58PM

[Nayt2]

A homeowner fatally shot an intruder who refused to leave his northwest Houston home after repeatedly banging on the door.

The victim, shot in the shoulder and chest, died at Ben Taub Hospital. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office identified him as Arthur Coronado Jr., 54, of the 20400 block of Finat.

The 52-year-old homeowner heard loud knocking on his front door in the 8900 block of Lomax around 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, saw the unidentified man outside and told him to stop. But the intruder ignored those warnings and kept banging on the door with enough force to nearly open it. The homeowner grabbed a pistol.

When the intruder disregarded another request to leave, the homeowner fired several shots through the door. The intruder then walked a short distance down the street and collapsed.

[Redleg Duke]

"So do you shoot at cars on the road that are endangering your family’s safety?

With the power to take someones life comes responsiblity."

Now that inane comment terminates any reason to continue debating with you!

[DB]

"Now that inane comment terminates any reason to continue debating with you!"

Preceeded by:

"That is exactly right, buddy! I will err on the side of my family's safety. You can sacrifice your own family's lives on the altar of political correctness all you want."

At what point exactly were you ever “debating”?

[Redleg Duke]

I said the debate was over. Now go back to concentrating on driving California back into the stone age.

[DB]

"Now go back to concentrating on driving California back into the stone age."

Deep thinker eh?