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SPD: Homeowner uses samurai sword to stab suspected burglar armed with a pitchfork
faux13 ^ | 06/28/23 | Franque Thompson

Posted on 06/28/2023 6:22:44 PM PDT by chief lee runamok

SEATTLE - Police say a suspected burglar attacked a homeowner with a pitchfork in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood, but the man fought back with a samurai sword.

Officers were called around 1:30 p.m. Sunday to reports of a burglary at a home near Beacon Ave S and 11th Ave S.

Police located and detained two men on arrival—one with a sword and minor injuries, and the other with a stab wound to the torso.

In Seattle Police body camera video, released though a public records request, shows video of the homeowner explaining the situation to officers. He is heard saying, "My house has been burglarized. He was inside my house. He was inside my house and he attacked me with a pitchfork."

After investigating, the officer discovered that the suspect attempted the burglary while no one was home, but the 71-year-old homeowner came back mid-burglary.

After finding misplaced items and a shattered window, the homeowner saw a man standing in his living room. The two fought with each other, and at one point, the suspect held the homeowner down and used a pitchfork to stab him.

The homeowner's eye was gouged in this attack.

The victim slipped away to his bedroom to grab a gun, which jammed when he tried to shoot the suspect, so he grabbed a samurai sword and stabbed the suspect.

The homeowner was heard in the body camera video telling officers, "I grabbed the samurai sword and defend myself with the samurai sword."

A 61-year-old woman in the home tried to lift the suspect off of the man, and the suspect fled the home to a nearby residence where he was detained by officers. The victim followed the suspect to tell the neighbor who the man was.

Seattle Fire arrived later to take care of injuries—the male victim suffered non-life-threatening injures to the face and torso, and the 61-year-old suspect was brought to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of his non-life-threatening stab wound.

The suspect was later arrested for first-degree burglary and will be booked in the King County Jail after he is released from the hospital.

Police said in any suspicious situation, the safest option is to call for help.

"Think about your safety. Get to a safe location, call 911. Wait for the arrival for police so that we can make sure the location, or whatever circumstances, is safe and that there is no harm that comes to you or potentially others," said Detective Judinna Gulpan, public information officer for Seattle Police Department.


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KEYWORDS: 2a; banglist; crime; deathinthearena; gladiatorialcombat; gladiusvstrident; martialarts; swordvspitchfork
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The victim slipped away to his bedroom to grab a gun, which jammed when he tried to shoot the suspect..

Firearm maintenance fail.

1 posted on 06/28/2023 6:22:44 PM PDT by chief lee runamok
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To: chief lee runamok

“samurai sword . . . pitchfork”

What century are we living in?


2 posted on 06/28/2023 6:29:20 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: chief lee runamok

Don’t carry or even think of possessing if you aren’t willing to get edguminkated ( memories of my DI back in the day)


3 posted on 06/28/2023 6:30:57 PM PDT by shadeaud (We have to discover the real truth and ho did all the funding. This is American ....Defend )
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To: chief lee runamok

“Homeowner uses samurai sword to stab suspected burglar armed with a pitchfork”

Sounds like a really bad kung-fu movie.


4 posted on 06/28/2023 6:31:57 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too." - Robert Conquest )
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To: chief lee runamok
Firearm maintenance fail.

Probably had the mag loaded with some $3 per round super-deluxe hollow points, that were too expensive to test fire. (But, hey, all the reviews said they were the best! ;^)

5 posted on 06/28/2023 6:33:38 PM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("...mit Pulver und Blei, Die Gedanken sind frei!")
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To: PLMerite

Knife beats Fork


6 posted on 06/28/2023 6:34:38 PM PDT by bigbob (Q)
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To: chief lee runamok

We have all the armaments from past times available.

Edge weapons are great to have for close quarters and when you run out of boomstick cartridges.


7 posted on 06/28/2023 6:35:53 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: chief lee runamok

What are the odds:
That a burglar will burgle while brandishing a pitchfork,
and that a 71 homeowner will be a battle-ready, combat experienced man armed with samurai, that was not for display purposes only, and he was ready /willing to fight to the death in order to defend hearth and home?


8 posted on 06/28/2023 6:38:43 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: chief lee runamok

‘Wait for the arrival for police so that we can… shoot your dog and accuse you of defending yourself’


9 posted on 06/28/2023 6:39:23 PM PDT by Track9 (You are far too inquisitive not to be seduced…)
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To: PLMerite

He did not stab him good enough. He should have put it in his small intestines.


10 posted on 06/28/2023 6:40:35 PM PDT by sport
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To: chief lee runamok
61-year-old suspect...

I don't know what it is, but 50 and 60 year old suspects are becoming much more common around Seattle. Murder and burglary stories abound in the local media, and geezers seem to be taking up new occupations.

11 posted on 06/28/2023 6:41:09 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: PLMerite

Reminds me of that headline ‘Headless Body Found in Topless Bar.’


12 posted on 06/28/2023 6:45:12 PM PDT by desertsolitaire ( )
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To: chief lee runamok

I get that a gun will sometimes jam. That’s why I prefer a revolver over a semi-auto.

Anyway, who would pick a samurai sword as a backup weapon? It’s way better than nothing, of course. But I could think of better options.

On second thought, this happened in Seattle. So I guess that any citizen’s defensive maneuver is worthy of praise. End of story.


13 posted on 06/28/2023 6:46:21 PM PDT by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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The victim slipped away to his bedroom to grab a gun, which jammed when he tried to shoot the suspect
14 posted on 06/28/2023 6:49:21 PM PDT by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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To: PLMerite

“Sounds like a really bad kung-fu movie.”
Or Green Acres (without the violence).


15 posted on 06/28/2023 6:49:30 PM PDT by Labyrinthos
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To: chief lee runamok

So the burglar Used a pitchfork to attack the homeowner. I wonder what his record was, was he a three tine loser?


16 posted on 06/28/2023 6:49:31 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Jyotishi

“𝘴𝘢𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘪 𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 . . . 𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘬”

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯?

Best guess is maybe the Edo period?


17 posted on 06/28/2023 6:50:29 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Jyotishi

Even nice neighborhoods in Seattle are totally nuts.

But I find this battle interesting and creative. Better than most ordinary brawls.


18 posted on 06/28/2023 6:50:42 PM PDT by Veto! (FJB Sucks Rocks)
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To: lee martell

And the homeowner STABBED the crook rather than chopping off his arm or his head!


19 posted on 06/28/2023 6:50:43 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (I don’t like to think before I say something...I want to be just as surprised as everyone else.)
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To: chief lee runamok

There was funky Billy Chin and little Sammy Chung
He said, “Here comes the big boss (huh-ha!), let’s get it on”
We took a bow and made a stand, started swaying with the hand
A sudden motion made me skip, now we’re into a brand-new trip

… Everybody was kung fu fighting
Those cats were fast as lightning
In fact, it was a little bit frightening
But they fought with expert timing


20 posted on 06/28/2023 6:58:25 PM PDT by vespa300
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