Home invasion in Virginia Beach.

Victim turns gun on burglary suspects

Updated: Friday, 29 May 2009, 1:52 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 29 May 2009, 11:24 AM EDT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A strange twist in a Virginia Beach shooting investigation Friday. Police tell WAVY.com a burglary victim grabbed one of the suspects' guns and used it to fire at them.

As police search for the three suspects who got away, two nearby schools are on lockdown as a precaution: White Oaks Elementary School and Parkway Elementary School.

Officers were called to the 4100 block of OHare Drive at 10:45 a.m. Friday on a burglary call. A couple minutes later, a shooting call came in, just down the street, according to police spokesperson Adam Bernstein.

Police say the calls are connected.

Bernstein described how it all unfolded,"We have a gentleman who was home alone in his house. He sees people outside and doesn't recognize them. They then force entry into his house. He begins to fight with them. We have four guys at least. Two were armed. During the fight, the homeowner gets shot at, but he was not struck. He was able to obtain one of the guns from one of the suspects. He begins to shoot at the suspects. All the suspects flee the house. One of the suspects was shot. He collapsed about 100-150 yards away from the initial scene. He has been taken to the hospital, but he is in police custody for being a burglary suspect. We are still out here looking for three other suspects involved in this."

If you have any information about this case, call the Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up.

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Victim turns gun on burglary suspects

Updated: Friday, 29 May 2009, 1:52 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 29 May 2009, 11:24 AM EDT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A strange twist in a Virginia Beach shooting investigation Friday. Police tell WAVY.com a burglary victim grabbed one of the suspects' guns and used it to fire at them.

As police search for the three suspects who got away, two nearby schools are on lockdown as a precaution: White Oaks Elementary School and Parkway Elementary School.

Officers were called to the 4100 block of OHare Drive at 10:45 a.m. Friday on a burglary call. A couple minutes later, a shooting call came in, just down the street, according to police spokesperson Adam Bernstein.

Police say the calls are connected.

Bernstein described how it all unfolded,"We have a gentleman who was home alone in his house. He sees people outside and doesn't recognize them. They then force entry into his house. He begins to fight with them. We have four guys at least. Two were armed. During the fight, the homeowner gets shot at, but he was not struck. He was able to obtain one of the guns from one of the suspects. He begins to shoot at the suspects. All the suspects flee the house. One of the suspects was shot. He collapsed about 100-150 yards away from the initial scene. He has been taken to the hospital, but he is in police custody for being a burglary suspect. We are still out here looking for three other suspects involved in this."

If you have any information about this case, call the Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up.

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Wonder if the homeowner/occupant will go out and purchase a firearm now?

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Victim turns gun on burglary suspects

Updated: Friday, 29 May 2009, 1:52 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 29 May 2009, 11:24 AM EDT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - A strange twist in a Virginia Beach shooting investigation Friday. Police tell WAVY.com a burglary victim grabbed one of the suspects' guns and used it to fire at them.

As police search for the three suspects who got away, two nearby schools are on lockdown as a precaution: White Oaks Elementary School and Parkway Elementary School.

Officers were called to the 4100 block of OHare Drive at 10:45 a.m. Friday on a burglary call. A couple minutes later, a shooting call came in, just down the street, according to police spokesperson Adam Bernstein.

Police say the calls are connected.

Bernstein described how it all unfolded,"We have a gentleman who was home alone in his house. He sees people outside and doesn't recognize them. They then force entry into his house. He begins to fight with them. We have four guys at least. Two were armed. During the fight, the homeowner gets shot at, but he was not struck. He was able to obtain one of the guns from one of the suspects. He begins to shoot at the suspects. All the suspects flee the house. One of the suspects was shot. He collapsed about 100-150 yards away from the initial scene. He has been taken to the hospital, but he is in police custody for being a burglary suspect. We are still out here looking for three other suspects involved in this."

If you have any information about this case, call the Crime Line at 1-888-Lock-U-Up.

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Wonder if the homeowner/occupant will go out and purchase a firearm now?

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I would surely consider it a gifted item from the would be burglers and would request that it be returned to me after the trial.

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Why should he? He already has one. The firearm that one of the suspects gave him.

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Criminals just don't count on their victims fighting back... hence why four of them decided to tuck tail and run against one good guy. They see that some people aren't walking mats and it scares the heck out of them when they realize they aren't as intimidating or in control as they think they are. Why do you think you see so many surveillance videos of attempted robberies but when the clerk pulls a gun the bad guy runs away like a scared puppy?

They aren't expecting a fight and when they get one most don't know how to react other than run.

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I would assume there really are people out there that could care less if they kill you.

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