Teen Shoots Home Invader

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The news is picking up an incredible story of a 14 yo boy who shot and critically wound an armed man who broke into their home. A woman came to the door he did not know. The boy did not open to her. Later, he heard a bang on the door and got his siblings upstairs. He grabbed a handgun from his parents bedroom and confronted a man who broke through the front door and pointed a weapon at him. The boy shot him critically wounding the man. Police are still searching for the woman.

Incredibly well trained kids! Glad he had time to get his siblings upstairs or it would have been a different outcome. Going to a place to secure the front door could have been dangerous, but it turned out to be dangerous for the creep instead. He got more than he expected.:neener:

Teen shot and wounded suspect in home invasion

Phoenix police said the 14-year-old boy heard someone trying to break into his home late Friday afternoon, instead of answering the door the teen went upstairs with his siblings who are 12, 10 and 8 years of age. The boy armed himself with a handgun.

"As he's coming down the steps, a male suspect kicked in the door, entered the home with a handgun in his hand and pointed it toward the young man. At that point the young man fired his weapon at the suspect and the suspect went down," said Phoenix police officer James Holmes.
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http://ktar.com/22/1555146/Teenager-shot-suspect-in-home-invasion
 
Here's hoping he and his siblings get past this trauma.
Let's hope some DA does not get on the prod that a minor was able to get possesion of the firearm that was not locked.

These home burglars are truely starting to get really brazen.
 
heeler said:
Here's hoping he and his siblings get past this trauma.
Let's hope some DA does not get on the prod that a minor was able to get possesion of the firearm that was not locked.

These home burglars are truely starting to get really brazen.
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That was an issue when I first read the report. According to the law, the kid was not supposed to have access to a weapon. Hopefully, the parents are not evaluated for that, but that is just wishful thinking. Hopefully, the parents had given the kids some extended training and it sounds like they did that.
 
The kid saved 4 lives including his own. If the man is entering the house weapon drawn, I'm 99.99% sure he was there to kill. Definitely good work for the young fella, and I think its worth noting this is a reason that kids SHOULD have access to firearms.

One thing I noticed - he got everyone upstairs, but it sounds like he went downstairs armed, because after the man kicked the door in, he pointed the gun at the kid.
 
This happened in Arizona. The only thing that might happen to the boy is reciving a medal, or having a day named after him. I guess what I'm saying is they would never prosecute a heroic action like that here in AZ. We have a clear mandate when it comes to self defense out here. So glad this is not a story about children being hiurt or abducted, or worse; bravo to him!
 
mgkdrgn said:
One has to wonder just -what- did this kids parents do to get someone -that- PO'd at them?
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I suspect that there is no connection to the parents or kids since the boy did not recognize them. No, just a typical home invasion from the sounds of it. Probably noted that the parents were gone and targeted them. Glad the kid acted responsibly and with bravery. WOW.
 
It's a shame the kid had to shoot someone, but he did what he had to do to protect his siblings. I pray that he will recover from what he did. He is a brave young man.
 
Well done indeed! Major +1 for proper training of kids in respect for and use of firearms. I wish him the best as he moves forward from this event.
 
One has to wonder just -what- did this kids parents do to get someone -that- PO'd at them?
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Really? Why would you instantly assume that? You have issues. This is why innocent people get prosecuted. Always out to assume guilt.

No matter the fact some crazy guy broke into this home and would do who knows what to those kids. Good for that boy, I hope they come through this ok. For all anyone knows the guy was just hopped up on crank and wanting to score some electronics to pawn, willing to kill anything in his path for another score.

Shame on anyone who would instantly look for a way to blame the parents in this without knowing any details.
 
Alaska444 said:
That was an issue when I first read the report. According to the law, the kid was not supposed to have access to a weapon. Hopefully, the parents are not evaluated for that, but that is just wishful thinking. Hopefully, the parents had given the kids some extended training and it sounds like they did that.
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There is no law in Arizona requiring firearms be secured from minors. There IS a law regarding what happens if a youth finds a weapon and injures himself or someone else with it, but there is no law against the youth having access to it as long as he does not use it unsupervised or in an inappropriate manner. What he did was perfectly legal and acceptable under the law.

Home invasions are violent, and the intruders are almost invariably armed. They assume there are people home, and try to use the element of surprise.
 
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:D+1 Wardenwolf, thanks for the response. For those of us that live in California, we have to filter everything through years of oppression. Glad to hear you still have some freedom and liberty left.
 
Some states have laws requiring they be secured, but also have a law stating that there will be no investigation or prosecution if the firearm is accessed and used for lawful self-defense. They effectively require police to turn a blind eye if it was a good shoot.
 
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Some states have laws requiring they be secured, but also have a law stating that there will be no investigation or prosecution if the firearm is accessed and used for lawful self-defense. They effectively require police to turn a blind eye if it was a good shoot.
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In CA, the parents would most likely be investigated for not securing the firearm. It is just a different world.
 
Based on what has been reported, I do not see how anyone can reasonably question the justification of the shooting.

Based on how things might otherwise have developed, I do not think it reasonable to consider the availability of the firearm to have been ill advised.

I would assume that the young man had fired the weapon before. Most everyone I know who has a handgun and a boy of that age has taken the boy out to shoot it.

It was a closer call than I would like to have occur in our neighborhood. The suspect pointed a firearm at the resident as the resident came back down the stairs. Very fortunately, the suspect did not fire first. Some rudimentary home defense training and an operational plan could have reduced the risk.

One also has to wonder about the possibility of reinforcing the door.
 
Ed4032 said:
Got to be more to this story. Burglars usually don't carry guns.
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Wow, really? Chalk up another reason to move to Texas, because here in Detroit criminals of every kind (including home invaders, robbers, and burglars) are often armed.
 
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