Friday, February 29, 2008

Intruder slain by resident, police say

The Arizona Daily Star reports:
A man was shot and killed by a homeowner Thursday night after police said he and two others broke into a South Side home.
The incident was the fifth shooting death in the Tucson area in a 24-hour period.
The home invasion occurred in the 5800 block of Sanderling Drive in Littletown around 9 p.m when the three men forced their way into a residence where a 29-year-old man and his daughter, 2, were inside, said Sgt. Fabian Pacheco, a Tucson Police Department spokesman.
The homeowner was shot once in the arm by one of the intruders, and he returned fire, killing one, Pacheco said.
All three men ran out of the home, but the wounded man did not make it off of the property, Pacheco said. He was found dead there by police.
No word yet from Mayor Bloomberg or Mayor Daley on this one.We guarantee this will not be page 1 news of the New York Times tomorrow or the next day.