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Oops, Wrong House, Illinois Version: Police say an eastern Illinois
man shot two people to death after they forced their way into his home
and tried to rob him. Vermilion County Sheriff Pat Hartshorn says the
two masked men held the homeowner on the floor at gunpoint Monday
night and choked him while demanding money. The sheriff says the
alleged robbers were 22 and 17 but didn't identify them or the
homeowner. Hartshorn says the men let the homeowner go when his wife
said she had expensive jewelry upstairs. While the men focused on a
jewelry box, the homeowner grabbed a handgun and shot them. Hartshorn
says another 17-year-old waited in a pickup outside. He drove away but
was arrested a short time later. Indianola is about 10 miles southwest
of Danville. (All's well that ends well but this is one more incident
that shows that it's best to keep the gun on your person, even inside
your home.)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-il-homeinvasion-shoo,0,6215832.story
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Oops, Wrong House, Michigan Version: An allegedly drunken man who
entered a Traverse City home in the middle of the night found himself
at gunpoint. Aaron TwoCrow, 24, of Suttons Bay, allegedly entered a
home on the 800 block of Fern Street at about 4:20 a.m. Saturday,
police said. A female homeowner was up rocking her 15-month-old child
in the living room when she heard her kitchen door open and saw a
stranger in the home. "She's just sitting there in the dead of night
... and this guy comes in and scares the crap out of her," Traverse
City Police Capt. Steve Morgan said. The woman ran into her bedroom
and told her sleeping husband, who retrieved a handgun and confronted
TwoCrow. He ran from the house and was arrested without incident as he
walked along nearby Hannah Avenue. TwoCrow allegedly was intoxicated,
Morgan said…
http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_265072625.html
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Oops, Wrong House, Pennsylvania Version: Police said three men who
forced their way into a Washington County home were greeted by a
homeowner with a shotgun. "It's not a very nice thing to happen in
McDonald, because McDonald is a very quiet town," said neighbor, Don
Feigley. Police said the homeowner, Joseph Tokarksi, who was one of
several people in the house, came down the steps with the weapon in
his hand. "I'm prepared to do what I have to do to protect my home and
my family," said Toarski. "I'm all for that. I think anybody should be
allowed to defend themselves in their homes and defend their
neighbors, if they want to," said Feigley. Police later caught two
suspects whom they indentified as 19-year-old David Carlisle, of
Cannonsburg, and 20-year-old Jermell McCullough, of Mt. Pleasant. Both
are being held in the Washington County Jail, each on $50,000 bond.
McDonald police are still looking for the third suspect. (As John
Farnam quotes, "when you least expect it, you're elected," even if you
live in a very quiet town.)
http://www.wpxi.com/news/20993608/detail.html
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Oops, Wrong Shed: …The homeowner was awakened when he heard noises
coming from his outside utility shed, Amerson said. The 64-year-old
man told deputies he went to investigate and saw Roberts coming out of
the shed carrying a grass trimmer and a chain saw. "The two men got
into a struggle, and then Roberts went to his car to try and get away,
but the car wouldn't start," Amerson said. "He then got out of the car
and told the homeowner he was going to shoot him." Amerson said the
homeowner went inside the house, and Roberts yelled from the yard that
he was going to shoot him. The homeowner then got a 20-gauge shotgun
and shot Roberts in the chest, Amerson said…The homeowner acted within
his rights, said District Attorney Randall Houston. "The bad people
need to realize that folks in Elmore County [AL] have guns and aren't
afraid to use them," Houston said. "A man has the right to protect his
life and his property, and all the evidence gathered in this case
shows that's just what happened." Houston said his office will present
the case to a future session of the Elmore County grand jury, but he
didn't expect any charges would be filed against the homeowner.
Oops, Wrong Driveway: Deputies with the Knox County [TN] Sheriff's
Office responded to a shooting at 837 Lester Road, shortly before 11
p.m. Friday night. Jonathan and Kara Stevens told investigators they
were at home when they heard their pit bulls barking. They armed
themselves with a pistol and flashlight as they went outside to
investigate. The couple told detectives a teenager jumped out from
behind a car in their driveway and pointed gun a 12 gauge shotgun at
them. Jonathan Stevens said he shot the 15 year old twice and believes
the teenager shot at them twice before they ran back into their home.
Neighbors say the suspect collapsed in their driveway after the
shooting. Deputies found the teenager laying in the road with two gun
shot wounds in his upper torso. Rural Metro took the suspect to UT
Medical Center. The homeowners were not hurt…
http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=99462&provider=top
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