Local Homeowner Shoots, Kills Intruder
Police Say No Charges Expected In Case
POSTED: Friday, May 27, 2005
UPDATED: 6:15 pm EDT May 27,
2005
DETROIT -- A local homeowner shot and killed an intruder who entered his home overnight, Local 4 reported. 
The 70-year-old Detroit resident fired four shots at a man who apparently broke into the home on the 3200 block of Fullerton.
Video: Neighbors Say Homeowner Had Right To Protect Self
The suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 4 a.m. on Friday, the station reported.Neighbors said the homeowner had a right to protect himself against the suspected robber."That's his house. He had to protect himself," said Jay Miller, a neighbor.Curly Humphry, an 86-year-old neighbor who lives on his own, said he also keeps guns in his home to protect himself, the station reported."I've got a .38 rifle (and) a shotgun," Humphry said.Police continue to investigate the shooting, but no charges are expected in the case.
The 70-year-old Detroit resident fired four shots at a man who apparently broke into the home on the 3200 block of Fullerton.Video: Neighbors Say Homeowner Had Right To Protect SelfThe suspect was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at about 4 a.m. on Friday, the station reported.Neighbors said the homeowner had a right to protect himself against the suspected robber."That's his house. He had to protect himself," said Jay Miller, a neighbor.Curly Humphry, an 86-year-old neighbor who lives on his own, said he also keeps guns in his home to protect himself, the station reported."I've got a .38 rifle (and) a shotgun," Humphry said.Police continue to investigate the shooting, but no charges are expected in the case.
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