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Homeowner shoots at alleged burglar before police chase through Sacramento area
by: Veronica Catlin
A man was arrested after he allegedly tried to break into a home before leading several law enforcement agencies on a pursuit through the Sacramento area Friday.Around 3 p.m., the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call about a man breaking into a house on the 7200 block of Chandler Drive in South Sacramento. Deputies said the homeowner was inside the residence during the alleged break-in and shot at him. The suspect reportedly fled to a neighbor’s house, gained entry, stole a car from that neighbor’s garage, and led deputies on a pursuit down Highway 99.
Deputies said the chase came to an end when the suspect crashed into a ditch. The suspect was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment before being arrested. His alleged charges are pending.
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Fox 40
Wrong house.
Suspected gunman who fired more than 200 rounds at Florida condo units killed by sniper’s bullet, sheriff says
Louis Casiano
A Connecticut man was shot and killed by a Florida sheriff’s sniper after he allegedly fired more than 200 rounds at neighboring homes and at authorities over several hours on Thursday.The suspect, identified as Joseph DiFusco, was killed by a sniper with the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office, but no one else was harmed, the sheriff’s office said.
DiFusco, 56, was a snowbird who possibly brought firearms from out of state because he was staying at an Airbnb, Sheriff Mike Chitwood said, according to the Daytona Beach News-Journal.
Deputies responded to the Kingston Shores condominiums near Ormond-by-the-Sea at around 4 a.m. after DiFusco reported having suicidal thoughts but declined medical transport, FOX Orlando reported. Deputies were called back to the area two hours later when DiFusco allegedly began firing into neighboring units and at responding law enforcement officers.
“Probably fired over 200 rounds,” Chitwood said. “[You could] hear bullets whizzing over our heads, and we were 100 yards back.”
Chitwood said deputies conducted three previous visits to the condominium complex, the news station reported.
“He was not going to negotiate,” he told the news station. “Every time we would try to negotiate, he would fire on us. [He] turned off his phone. He was armed to the teeth.”
Neighbors were evacuated from the area. Chitwood said DiFusco’s family reached out to authorities before the incident, saying they feared for their safety.
“They were so scared of him, they were sleeping in a car,” he said.
He noted that DiFusco had reportedly stopped taking his medication and had not slept for days.
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Yahoo
Good guy with a gun. Thanks, Gun Bunny.
What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate. Some men you just can’t reach.
Captain S. Martin
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Stopped taking his meds, compounded by no sleep for days. A guaranteed recipe for disaster.
My sympathies for the family.
And for the home dwellers that now have to file insurance reports (as well as paying the deductible).
“His alleged charges are pending.” *sigh*
Nutjobs gonna nutjob. Good shooting by the LEO.
Doncha just hate when you send out a love letter communication and it’s comes back marked “Return to sender”?
Shorely is a purdy, snubby pocket hand cannon. Who doesn’t like a nice little wheelie? Handy for keeping the bad guy’s head down while you beat feet to your really big gun.
Strother Martin was a Navy vet who taught
swimming in WWII, and was national springboard junior diving champion when he was 17, per IMDB.