Armed homeowner defends against home invasion...

Tacoma police are calling a fatal shooting self defense after a homeowner shot two burglars who were trying to break into his home, killing one burglar and wounding the other.
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Tacoma police said the homeowner was woken up by dogs barking. He had been a victim of burglaries recently and went outside to investigate. The man spotted two burglars trying to break into his garage and home.

"He was armed, held them at gun point. And at one point while he was detaining them, both subjects charged at him. He fired at both and hit both of them, " said Mark Fulghum, Tacoma Police Department. Officers said one of the suspects died at the scene. The other suspect was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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As for police, ideally they'd like homeowners to wait for officers to arrive, but in this case, they said it was understandable that the homeowner was trying to defend himself. "He was left with no choice but to defend himself," said Fulghum.

http://www.nwcn.com/news/Tacoma-homeowner-shoots-kills-burglar-in-home-invasion-122443269.html

Good for this homeowner. Using his weapon in self defense...as it should be. Who knows what these criminals would have done had this guy not been armed?

I like this quote from his neighbor: "You get what you ask for. If you're coming to break into a house, that homeowner should have the right to defend himself"

They charged at him- it was either him or them. And the neighbor is right.

I made the dreaded mistake of not checking fully before posting..