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Teen Says He Didn't Hesitate To Shoot Armed Robbers
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- A Fountain teenager who woke up to the sounds of robbers in his home said that he didn't hesitate to shoot the men before they took off with his flat screen television.Fountain police spokesman Sgt. Jess Freeman said the suspects are currently hospitalized for treatment of gunshot wounds.Their names have not been released. asleep at about 11 p.m. Sunday when he heard unfamiliar voices in the living room.He told authorities he overheard someone tell a child in the house that they were a police officer, so Buckler crept down the hall and saw two men who were wearing masks, hats and gloves.Buckler then went back to his bedroom, grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun and shot one of the men as the man carried out Buckler's flat-screen TV. He then shot the second man as the man came up the stairs toward him.Both men escaped but were apprehended at a nearby hospital by police. They both had semiautomatic handguns, according to police.Buckler's girlfriend, her young daughter and two other children live in the home.Police said they don't plan to file charges against Buckler at this point because the shooting appears to be covered by Colorado's "Make My Day" law, which allows a homeowner to use deadly force if they believe lives are in danger.
Homeowner Shoots and Kills Burglar
A burglar, caught redhanded breaking into man's garage, was shot and killed Thursday, January 24, 2008.
The incident happened around 2:00 a.m. in the 800 block of Avalon, near Henry Street. Police say the homeowner heard a noise in his garage, and when he confronted the intruder, the man tried to attack. Police say the burglar went after the homeowner with a weedwacker, and the homeowner shot him.
Neighbors in the area say they have no sympathy for the burglar.
"You don't go around stealing and robbing from people that have worked hard for their belongings. You just don't do it," said Marilynn Bridgeforth, a neighbor of the homeowner.
Bridgeforth says she is not surprised to hear about the intrusion. She says she was robbed in her driveway in December.
"I was held at gunpoint in my driveway and my house has been broken into twice."
Police say at this point, the homeowner is not facing any charges because it appears he shot the burglar in self defense. Eyewitness News Everywhere tried to talk to the homeowner, but he did not want to talk about the incident.
Eyewitness News Everywhere crimetracked the area around the 800 block of Avalon and found there have been 18 home burglaries reported to police in the past month. There have also been 55 assaults, 24 car burglaries, and 12 robberies in that 38107 zip code.
This wasn't the only intruder to be shot overnight. Police say around midnight Thursday, a man ran his car into a feed store on Pebbles Road in Southwest Memphis. Police say when the man tried to enter the store, an employee shot him.
Teen Says He Didn't Hesitate To Shoot Armed Robbers
FOUNTAIN, Colo. -- A Fountain teenager who woke up to the sounds of robbers in his home said that he didn't hesitate to shoot the men before they took off with his flat screen television.Fountain police spokesman Sgt. Jess Freeman said the suspects are currently hospitalized for treatment of gunshot wounds.Their names have not been released. asleep at about 11 p.m. Sunday when he heard unfamiliar voices in the living room.He told authorities he overheard someone tell a child in the house that they were a police officer, so Buckler crept down the hall and saw two men who were wearing masks, hats and gloves.Buckler then went back to his bedroom, grabbed a 12-gauge shotgun and shot one of the men as the man carried out Buckler's flat-screen TV. He then shot the second man as the man came up the stairs toward him.Both men escaped but were apprehended at a nearby hospital by police. They both had semiautomatic handguns, according to police.Buckler's girlfriend, her young daughter and two other children live in the home.Police said they don't plan to file charges against Buckler at this point because the shooting appears to be covered by Colorado's "Make My Day" law, which allows a homeowner to use deadly force if they believe lives are in danger.
Homeowner Shoots and Kills Burglar
A burglar, caught redhanded breaking into man's garage, was shot and killed Thursday, January 24, 2008.
The incident happened around 2:00 a.m. in the 800 block of Avalon, near Henry Street. Police say the homeowner heard a noise in his garage, and when he confronted the intruder, the man tried to attack. Police say the burglar went after the homeowner with a weedwacker, and the homeowner shot him.
Neighbors in the area say they have no sympathy for the burglar.
"You don't go around stealing and robbing from people that have worked hard for their belongings. You just don't do it," said Marilynn Bridgeforth, a neighbor of the homeowner.
Bridgeforth says she is not surprised to hear about the intrusion. She says she was robbed in her driveway in December.
"I was held at gunpoint in my driveway and my house has been broken into twice."
Police say at this point, the homeowner is not facing any charges because it appears he shot the burglar in self defense. Eyewitness News Everywhere tried to talk to the homeowner, but he did not want to talk about the incident.
Eyewitness News Everywhere crimetracked the area around the 800 block of Avalon and found there have been 18 home burglaries reported to police in the past month. There have also been 55 assaults, 24 car burglaries, and 12 robberies in that 38107 zip code.
This wasn't the only intruder to be shot overnight. Police say around midnight Thursday, a man ran his car into a feed store on Pebbles Road in Southwest Memphis. Police say when the man tried to enter the store, an employee shot him.
