Exercising The Right
Deranged Man Terrorizes Neighborhood
The Sun Gazette reported on November 15 about a terrifying incident in Oakton, Virginia, in which a man who was terrorizing a small community ended up getting shot by a homeowner.
The suspect was identified as 24-year-old Eduardo Santos, who detectives believe was in the neighborhood for several hours during the afternoon of November 9 acting suspiciously. Police were called to the neighborhood due to Santos’ bizarre behavior, but could not find any evidence of a crime at that time. Santos refused to talk to police, and walked away from them when they tried to intervene. When cops were called back to the scene due to reports of Santos once again disturbing people, the officers could not find him when they arrived.
As day turned to night, Santos’ odd behavior escalated into a violent outburst when a homeowner discovered him wandering around on his property. The homeowner told the suspect to leave, but Santos became angered and hit the homeowner with a stick. The homeowner wisely tried to flee toward his house, but Santos tackled the man, injuring him. The homeowner was able to get to his feet and get inside his house, but Santos followed. Fortunately, the homeowner was able to retrieve a firearm to defend himself and his family. By this point, Santos had grabbed a large landscaping rock and forcibly entered the house wielding the rock in a deadly manner, but the homeowner shot him before he could get too far. The homeowner called 911 and the police soon arrived, where they discovered Santos mortally injured with gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
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