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| Home Invader Shot Dead in Albuquerque |
| 2006-11-27 |
| Police are investigating the shooting as a homicide, but the homeowner might not face charges. Might not? A late-night shooting in the Four Hills area of Albuquerque left one person dead and a homeowner shaken. Police say the homeowner called 911 about 11:30 Saturday night. Albuquerque Police Department spokesperson Trish Hoffman says the homeowner woke up to sounds inside his house, discovered a burglar and shot the intruder. The intruder died at the scene. Detectives havenÂ’t released whether the intruder was armed. And if he wasn't? Is this New Mexico or Stratford-upon-Avon? Detectives are investigating the scene as a homicide, but say itÂ’s possible the homeowner wonÂ’t be charged because it may be a justifiable homicide. |
| Posted by:Atomic Conspiracy |
| #1 Unlikely to get any jury to convict. As long as the homeowner didn't chase the perp outside and finish'm off, most the people in these parts won't even blink. Now the intruder's family will whine and cry and get a minute or two of air time, but that's just tough. Four Hills is not the Valley [i.e. the barrio or hood in other cities]. So a gang revenge shooting is unlikely as well. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2006-11-27 11:53 |