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Man Attempts To Burglarize Home, Gets Shot Police Officer Lives In Home POSTED: 12:21 p.m. EDT June 28, 2002 UPDATED: 5:41 p.m. EDT June 28, 2002 CLEVELAND -- An attempted burglary turned fatal on the city's west side Friday morning, according to NewsChannel5. Police said that Officer James Toomey and his wife were awaken by banging noises outside their home. Toomey found a man in his back yard lying on the ground holding a pipe. Officials said that Toomey identified himself as a police officer. He then reportedly yelled to his wife to call 911, and then the man got...

Man shoots, kills intruder while second suspect flees 03/28/02 A West End man shot and killed a man invading his home Thursday night, police said. Officers came to a shooting at a duplex in the 1900 block of Francis Avenue about 7 p.m. They found the homeowner with a bleeding head wound and another man hit with a shotgun blast. That man later died at Baptist Medical Center Princeton. The dead man's name was unavailable Thursday night. The homeowner and witnesses told police that two armed men pulled up to the house and charged inside, said Sgt. Daniel Carr. One...

Pickup's owner kills suspected burglar By S.K. BARDWELL Copyright 2002 Houston Chronicle Evidence in the fatal shooting of a burglary suspect by a northeast Houston man early today will be referred to a grand jury without charges, police said. Juan Fernando Flores, 30, of the 300 block of Vincent, died from a gunshot wound to the head after a homeowner in the 200 block of Kelley opened fire on two men he caught taking tools from his pickup truck about 1 a.m., police said. The two men fled in a car after the shooting, but police said the car crashed...

Neighbor: Intruder Chose Wrong House The encounter only lasted a few frantic moments, but when it was over, the prowler was dead, KMBC 9 News' Peggy Breit reported Wednesday. Victor Fuentes, 19, was shot and later died after allegedly breaking into a man's house in the 300 block of Mersington Avenue. The man who lives in the house works nights at the railroad, so he was sleeping about 10 a.m. He told police that he was awakened to the sounds of someone rummaging through his basement, and then he grabbed his gun. The intruder was shot and taken to the...