Date: | May 21, 2013 | Time: | 2:10 pm | Location: | Delray Beach, FL |
Crime Prevented: | Home Invasion, Burglary | ||||
Description of Bad Guy(s): | Three unidentified burglars (One has now been identified as 19 year old Jephte Madeus) who knocked on the front door and when no one answered, went around to the back and tried to pull the back door open. Madeus was armed with a STOLEN handgun | ||||
Description of Good Guy(s): | Unnamed high school student, who had already called police, but when police didn't show up in time and he feared they might be armed and what would happen if they got inside, he shot through the back door, hitting one of the burglars, another teenager, in the arm | ||||
Type of Gun Used: | Unreported | ||||
Outcome: | All three burglars ran and drove to a local hospital, where they were all apprehended; Madeus has been charged with attempted burglary and grand theft possessing a stolen firearm. No one else was injured in the gunfire. The homeowner has not been charged with any crime | ||||
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Waiting for Police, Homeowner Forced to Shoot at Three Burglars at Back Door; Hits One
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