Date: | May 3, 2013 | Time: | 1:25 pm | Location: | St. Louis, MO |
Crime Prevented: | Burglary | ||||
Description of Bad Guy(s): | Unnamed 50 year old burglar, who was caught inside a residential home and tried to flee | ||||
Description of Good Guy(s): | Off-duty police officer who noticed a noise from his neighbor's house even though he knew his neighbor wasn't home and went to investigate, carrying his own personal handgun, not his department issued gun. He confronted the burglar, who began to fight him, trying to steal his gun, forcing the man to shoot the burglar in the upper leg | ||||
Type of Gun Used: | Hand Gun | ||||
Outcome: | The burglar was arrested. No one else was injured by the gunfire. The good samaritan has not been charged. Neighbors were relieved and happy that they had an armed man protecting the neighborhood; said one: "I'm so glad he was home. I hope the word spreads that there is someone around here ready for something." | ||||
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Armed Man Catches Burglar in Neighbor's House; Tries to Capture Him but Forced to Shoot Him in Scuffle
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