Wednesday morning feel good story
Our feel good story today comes from Texas, yet again this morning;
Police say they were called to an apartment home in the 7200 block of Twin Crest Drive around 1 a.m. on Saturday. When they arrived, they found 26-year-old Ray Anthony Arredondo dead of an apparent gunshot wound. Police say the tenant of the apartment was sleeping when Arredondo forced his way into the apartment.
Police say Arredondo pointed a gun at the tenant and demanded he get on the ground. The tenant then grabbed his handgun and fired a shot at Arredondo striking and killing him, police said. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the manner was homicide.
Police say there have been no charges filed at this time.
Thanks to Chief Tango for the link.
Another story comes from North Carolina;
Catawba County deputies said two burglars broke into the home on the 7400 block of Riverbend Road in Claremont around 9 a.m. The suspects broke a window around the back of the house and came in through the basement. Meantime Bruce Fox heard the men entering his home and got a 12 gauge shot gun. Fox called police but the men came after him.
“Subject kicks in the door leading into the hallway, he comes down the hallway toward the homeowner and the homeowner fires one shot with the shotgun striking the subject in the chest,” said Sheriff Coy Reid, Catawba Co.
Sheriff Reid said Fox will likely not be charged, but the case will turned over to the district attorney.
“He was afraid that this subject was going to harm him or harm his wife so he has a right to protect himself and he did,” said Reid.
Shotgun to the chest leaves quite a mess, though. I’d recommend waiting until they get the lawn.
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“Shotgun to the chest leaves quite a mess, though. I’d recommend waiting until they get the lawn.”
Nah……better shoot as they are coming toward you, rather than going away. You get to see that WTF? look on the perps face as he falls.
It also avoids the problem of explaining why you shot a fleeing perp. In some jurisdictions, that matters – a lot.
Not only do you get to see the look on their face, it all ends up being an open-and-shut case of self-defense and gets labeled as “Justifiable Homicide” in the eyes of the law! 😀
Ton Huxton…Yep, it’s “the look” and it’s good when applied correctly! Better the chest than the head for messes. Just call, Service Master, most homeowner policies cover it.
Nope! SOB is in the hallway advancing, bet you ass he’s going to be shot and shot and shot.
And it is listed in the national database as a gun homicide, which gives no clue as to the circumstances.
They need a new classification for self defense killings other than homicide.
Something like dead puke, relieved of oxygen theft charges…
Two for two. Good shootin’, all.
ANd the world is a more peaceful place, beginning now.
A hallway is called a Fatal Funnel for good reason. Thunderstixx is correct, the FBI only counts justifiable homicide by LEO. Somehow, I don’t picture the current regime establishing a database for legal use of firearm by citizens. 🙂