Commenter Gideon notes this story:
A south Minneapolis homeowner shot a man suspected of breaking into his house, according to police.Gideon notes:The shooting occurred on 16 th Avenue South. One witness overheard three men arguing outside the house after which one of the men broke through a large front window.
The burglary suspect is being treated at Hennepin County Medical Center, and is expected to live. The homeowner is not expected to face charges, according to one Minneapolis police officer.
The odds this will get reported by the Strib: zero.I think you're being a pollyanna, Gideon. The odds aren't that good.
But thanks for the tip. Nice to hear that the good guys have apparently won one.
It's a rare thing in Minneapolis these days.
UPDATE: Wow. The space/time continuum is burping!
Posted by Mitch at September 20, 2005 07:01 AM | TrackBack
Well poke me with a piledriver. It popped up at the STrib web site. I swear it wasn't there a few minutes ago.
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/5624161.html
A Minneapolis man shot and wounded a suspected would-be burglar Monday morning after he climbed through a broken window.
Police said the suspect broke into a home in the 3000 block of 16th Avenue S. about 9 a.m. The man, who was living in the lower-level duplex, confronted the burglar and fired several shots, said Capt. Rich Stanek.
The alleged burglar was transported to Hennepin County Medical Center in critical condition and was later stabilized, said Capt. Mike Martin. Police would not say how many times he was shot. He was expected to recover.
Any relationship between the burglar and resident is unknown, police said, adding that nothing was taken from the home.
Stanek said police have been called to the address several times recently because of drugs, but authorities said it was too early to say what role that may have played in Monday's incident.
He said police don't recommend that homeowners confront intruders.
"But we understand that homeowners have a right to protect their person and property," Stanek said, adding that homeowners have the right to use reasonable force to protect themselves.
Posted by: Gideon at September 20, 2005 07:07 AMDon't get too excited over this case. Increasingly this looks less like a home invasion and more par for the course for a crackhouse.
Posted by: Dan Mercer at September 20, 2005 09:09 AMDan M,
Possible - but the absence of any charges might - *might* - indicate that the homeowner wasn't necessarily involved in any turpitude.
I'm going to hope so, anyway.
Posted by: mitch at September 20, 2005 10:55 AMI don't know Mitch - color me skeptical but that has to be the reason why the Red Star would cover this. There has to be some way for them to tie the homeower with the criminals because that is how they view everyone who carries a gun.....
Posted by: The Lady Logician at September 20, 2005 12:25 PMI have known the homeowner for over six years and he told me he did in self defense. However, I wouldn't doubt if it was a drug deal gone bad.
Posted by: Know Hime at October 29, 2005 10:35 PMI know the homeowner too and he is a freeking trainwreck - I wouldn't put anything past him. I'd say he got a lucky break.
Posted by: Know Hime Too at October 30, 2005 08:32 PM