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Oops, Wrong House: A teenage burglary suspect remains hospitalized
after he was shot Friday morning while breaking into a home in
southeast Houston, authorities said. The owner of the home in the 8100
block of Gladstone was alone about 10:15 a.m. when he heard noises
coming from the side of the house. After hearing the sound of breaking
glass, the homeowner, 42, grabbed his pistol and went to investigate.
He pulled back a bedroom curtain and was confronted by the suspect,
who was removing shards of the broken glass from the window, police
said. The homeowner was startled and fired a single shot. The suspect
was struck but fled along with two other people. All three were taken
into custody a short time later, police said. The teenager was taken
to Ben Taub General Hospital in critical condition. The shooting will
be referred to a Harris County grand jury, police said. (I hope that
the shot was fired by intent and not as a startle reaction, which
would imply that the homeowner had pled his finger inside the trigger
guard prematurely.)
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/6626028.html
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Oops, Wrong Pigeon: The victim of a robbery attempt shot and killed
one of the robbers in New Eagle [PA] early yesterday, state police
said. Police said William Eyles, 25, of Monongahela, and Cole
MacFarlane, 25, of New Eagle, tried to rob Joseph Gallick, who pulled
a gun and shot Mr. Eyles. Mr. Gallick was treated at Monongahela
Hospital for injuries incurred during the crime. Mr. MacFarlane was
charged with homicide, attempted robbery, conspiracy and criminal
mischief and is in the Washington County Correctional Facility.
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09269/1000926-58.stm?cmpid=localstate.xml
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Oops, Wrong Car: A Billings [MT] man driving home from work around 5
p.m. Monday spotted his car that had been stolen from him that
morning. He chased the car until it stopped on the 2600 block of
Fourth Avenue South and managed to hold one of the passengers at
gunpoint until police arrived. "He was actually going home from work
at the time of the call," Billings Police Sgt. Scott Conrad said. "It
was a red Suburban. He chases it down and there's four occupants in
the vehicle. Three run. He catches one of the passengers, with one
hand at gunpoint and one hand on the phone calling police dispatch."
Billings police arrived minutes later and ordered the man to the
ground. They took the teen into custody and released the man once they
realized what had happened. Conrad said the boy helped police identify
those who had allegedly stolen the car, and the boy was later
released. "He actually helped in the case," Conrad said. "We do know
who we're looking for." (Conspicuously absent from this report is the
usual "don't try this at home" warning from the local police.
Nonetheless, it might have been more prudent to have called 911 and
simply followed the vehicle until police arrived as there was no
imminent threat to life or limb.)
http://billingsgazette.com/news/local/article_ee08a900-a73c-11de-b16f-001cc4c03286.html
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Oops, Wrong Church: A pistol packing pastor shot and critically
wounded a would-be thief Sunday after the suspect broke into his
church. According to Detroit News reporting partner WXYZ-TV (Channel
7), the incident occurred when the suspect rode his bicycle to the
Westside Bible Church at Seven Mile and Winston. The pastor, a retired
police lieutenant, was called to his church after being alerted by the
burglar alarm company. According to witnesses, the pastor confronted
the suspect and was forced to shoot him after he tried to hit the
minister. The suspect was held until police arrived on the scene.
Oops, Wrong Teenager: A father who attacked his 37-year-old best
friend and roommate with the butt of a shotgun after finding him
having sex with his 16-year-old daughter will not be charged in the
attack. Officials with the [FL] State Attorney's Office declined to
file charges against the Wildwood father in the attack that sent the
37-year-old man and roommate to Leesburg Regional Medical Center with
head injuries. Bill Gladson, a supervisor with the State Attorney's
Office, said the father had the right to use reasonable force to
prevent his daughter from becoming the victim of a sex crime. The
37-year-old also had signed a waiver at the hospital, stating he
didn't want the father charged, according to Wildwood police… The
37-year-old was arrested on seven counts of unlawful activity and sex
with a minor after leaving the hospital on Aug. 24…
http://www.dailycommercial.com/localnews/story/092309shotgun
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