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ECSO seeking 2 home invasion suspects; investigating if 3rd was shot in head by homeowner
In another home invasion self-defense story, a 93 year old man was defending himself from an intruder on the other side of the country.
93-year-old man shoots home intruder, fends off others near Los Angeles
Well done!
Pensacola News Journal said:Escambia County deputies are investigating an armed home invasion where it is believed an intruder suffered a non-fatal gunshot wound to the head from the homeowner.
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One of the three intruders picked up the gun, but the homeowner was able to run to a backroom and retrieve an "AK-47-style gun," Simmons said.
"He started shooting for his own protection, to get them out of his house and to protect himself," the sheriff said.
The men fled the residence, but investigators were able to identify two of the suspects as Antonio DeWayne Dean Jr., 18, and Da'Torrance Leanders Hackworth, 20. Arrest warrants related to the home invasion have been issued for both men.
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Simmons added, "We get a report of a third individual that had a wound to the head not long after (the home invasion). The stories he's giving us as to how he got shot in the head are inconsistent at best. In short, we don't believe him.
In another home invasion self-defense story, a 93 year old man was defending himself from an intruder on the other side of the country.
93-year-old man shoots home intruder, fends off others near Los Angeles
ABC News said:A 93-year-old suburban Los Angeles homeowner, who a relative said was frustrated over being the victim of numerous home break-ins, shot and critically wounded a burglar and scared off the would-be thief's accomplices, according to authorities.
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"I approached them to put them under citizen's arrest. They wouldn't adhere to that and then one of them came at me with a fishing pole," Teague told reporters outside his home Thursday.
He said the suspects, who entered his home after kicking open his door, began throwing things at him as he tried to hold them at gunpoint.
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The wounded suspect, identified as Joseph A. Ortega, 33, of Moreno Valley, was hospitalized in critical condition, according to the sheriff's department.
Well done!