Exercising the Right
Auto Mechanic Injures Burglar
AL.com reported on December 2 about a suspected burglar who was seriously injured when he tried breaking in to an auto shop in Birmingham, Alabama. The incident occurred around 5 a.m. when two suspected burglars jumped a fence to gain access to the business. The owner recently had begun sleeping there owing to ongoing burglary attempts and was prepared if any criminals decided to once again target his business. The owner came out of the building armed with his pistol and fired at the trespassers. He injured one of the men, who then fled the scene. The owner also slapped the second intruder and told him to get off the property. Both trespassers ran away, but the suspect with the gunshot wound was dropped off at a nearby hospital, where he was listed with life-threatening injuries. An acquaintance of the shop owner told AL.com that there have been multiple break-ins at the business, with burglars jumping the fence and cutting the fence in order to steal from the auto shop.
Not a Neighborhood to Mess With
The Advocate reported on December 8 about a resident who fatally shot a burglar who had broken in to the man’s home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The resident was alone inside the house when he heard some noise from a back room. The homeowner armed himself with a handgun and went to investigate. The resident then confronted an intruder ransacking one of his back rooms. The suspected burglar was shot multiple times in the upper torso during the confrontation. Police were called to the scene, and emergency responders took the injured burglar to a hospital, where he later died. A neighborhood resident, Pete Dawson, told the Advocate that this “is not really a neighborhood to mess with.” Dawson was at home with his wife and children when the shooting took place and never heard the shots, although he did hear the sound of tires screeching when the police cars raced to the scene.
Another neighbor, Randall Thompson, told the Advocate that the homeowner who shot the suspected burglar was “taking care of business.” Thompson added that a “man has a right to defend his property” and that anyone who targeted his home would likely meet the same fate. “They’ve got to get through the dogs first.... And then they’re going to get shot.”
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