evil jose
08-01-2007, 02:23 PM
Score one for the good guys... I think. Makes me wonder why he would have 5 people busting into his house and demanding access to the safe. Either it's someone he knew or he's into something illegal and was being robbed because of it. Definitely not random.
LMAO at the "AK47 type rifle" :D
Armed homeowner thwarts home invaders 12;31 PM CT
12:31 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 1, 2007
From WFAA-TV stafff reports
Dallas Police were searching for at least one more person in connection with a home invasion early Wednesday that left one suspect dead and possibly two others shot, police said.
Four men, possibly five, forced their way into a home in the 9000 block of Woodshore Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, robbed a man at gunpoint and fled with a “large sum of money,” said homicide detective Sgt. Larry Lewis.
As the men ran to the getaway car, the resident fired at them with an AK-47 type rifle, killing one and critically wounding another, police said. An abandoned car with the men inside was found a couple of blocks away. Police are trying to determine whether the armed men fired back at the resident. He was not injured.
The injured man was taken to Baylor University Medical Center. Police said a gunshot victim who showed up later at Parkland Memorial Hospital may be linked to the home invasion attempt. The man killed was Mario Moreland, 24, according to the Dallas County medical examiner.
The robbers seemed to have targeted the house and knew the contents inside, Sgt. Lewis said. Upon entry, the armed men went straight to the back bedroom, where the man and his girlfriend were sleeping, and demanded access to the safe inside the residence, he said.
The resident said he didn’t recognize the armed men, police said.
Two men are in custody but charges haven’t been filed yet. Police were trying to determine how many men entered the residence and were in the getaway car.
The resident, whose name is not available, would most likely not face any charges, but the case would go before a grand jury, Sgt. Lewis said.
WFAA-TV photojournalist Bryan Titsworth contributed to this report
LMAO at the "AK47 type rifle" :D
Armed homeowner thwarts home invaders 12;31 PM CT
12:31 PM CDT on Wednesday, August 1, 2007
From WFAA-TV stafff reports
Dallas Police were searching for at least one more person in connection with a home invasion early Wednesday that left one suspect dead and possibly two others shot, police said.
Four men, possibly five, forced their way into a home in the 9000 block of Woodshore Drive shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday, robbed a man at gunpoint and fled with a “large sum of money,” said homicide detective Sgt. Larry Lewis.
As the men ran to the getaway car, the resident fired at them with an AK-47 type rifle, killing one and critically wounding another, police said. An abandoned car with the men inside was found a couple of blocks away. Police are trying to determine whether the armed men fired back at the resident. He was not injured.
The injured man was taken to Baylor University Medical Center. Police said a gunshot victim who showed up later at Parkland Memorial Hospital may be linked to the home invasion attempt. The man killed was Mario Moreland, 24, according to the Dallas County medical examiner.
The robbers seemed to have targeted the house and knew the contents inside, Sgt. Lewis said. Upon entry, the armed men went straight to the back bedroom, where the man and his girlfriend were sleeping, and demanded access to the safe inside the residence, he said.
The resident said he didn’t recognize the armed men, police said.
Two men are in custody but charges haven’t been filed yet. Police were trying to determine how many men entered the residence and were in the getaway car.
The resident, whose name is not available, would most likely not face any charges, but the case would go before a grand jury, Sgt. Lewis said.
WFAA-TV photojournalist Bryan Titsworth contributed to this report