Posted on 11/09/2025 1:24:26 PM PST by lowbridge
A 79-year-old military veteran armed with a gun shot and killed a naked intruder early Friday morning during an attempted burglary in a Studio City neighborhood, police told NBC4 Investigates.
The deadly altercation unfolded near Tujunga Avenue and Sarah Street, where police responded at about 7 a.m. to a report of a shooting.
The Vietnam veteran heard screaming coming from outside a neighbor's house in the San Fernando Valley community and confronted the naked intruder, the LAPD said. Two women were inside the house, located southwest of the 170-101/134 freeway interchange, during the break-in, police said.
During the ensuing struggle, the veteran's legs were broken when he was body-slammed by the intruder, Capt. Warner Castillo told NBC4 Investigates.
"The witnesses said the suspect basically lifted up the 79-year-old and body-slammed him to the ground on the driveway, which is concrete," Castillo said.
The veteran opened fire, striking the intruder in the chest before another gunshot struck the man in the head, police said. The intruder, whose identity was not immediately available, died at the scene.
"There was an older guy in the home and the naked guy was walking through their gate and shots were fired," a witness who asked not to be identified said. "I looked over and the naked guy was on the ground and the older guy was on the ground. And, he shot him two more times."
The veteran was hospitalized in serious condition.
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The new Naked City?
Get off my lawn!
The 79 year old guy gets my vote for “badass of the year.”
Might have been more difficult to shoot the ‘nudist’ had the vet not been armed. And, why does being a vet play into this?

I'll be BACK! And you'll hear from me! You and the WHOLE F_____ WORLD!
No we won't! *BANG*
Burglarizing ... in the Nude?
Sorry the elderly Vet got his legs broken.
That’s the only bad news about it.
Guy just wanted to make sure he wasn’t patted down by the police.
“I have nothing to hide.”
Now we’ll have to sit through 8 million stories to go.
I finally watched The Time Traveler’s Wife. I didn’t like the stupid scenes of the guy having to lose all his clothes every time he was sent to another time.
The lovely Canadian actress Rachel McAdams remained fully clothed 99% of the movie.
This city, this state is a rathole, and NewSCUM is going around pretending like everything is hunky dory here and his idiot believers are cheering him on instead of giving him a smack upside his head
Too old to run, too old to fight. Old guys will just kill you.
The illegal drug most commonly associated with users taking off their clothes is Flakka (alpha-PVP), a type of synthetic cathinone often referred to as “bath salts” or the “zombie drug”.
This behavior is caused by a dangerous side effect called hyperthermia, where the user’s body temperature can skyrocket, sometimes exceeding 106 degrees Fahrenheit (41 degrees Celsius).
The extreme feeling of heat, combined with drug-induced psychosis, agitation, paranoia, and hallucinations, causes users to strip off their clothes and run into the street, often displaying erratic and sometimes violent behavior.
https://grokipedia.com/page/Alpha-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone
No kidding. Body slammed to the ground, broken bones, and still pulls his weapon, hits chest and head! Some mighty fine shooting. And he had the smarts to get armed before he went outside.
Good shoot, in most states...
Probably the gas chamber in Californistan...
Now we just need a counter-story where an armed intruder is killed by a naked veteran.
Nudity is also often a indication of demonic possession. Being California, I wouldn't rule it out (especially since that area of the San Fernando Valley is the porn production capital of the United States).
“And, why does being a vet play into this?”
To distinguish from not being a vet.
Thanks. I wondered about the jump in this happening. Do you know what the illegal drug here is called?
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