Woman, 87, opens fire; killing suspected burglar

[Mongo the Mutterer]

Woman, 87, opens fire; killing suspected burglar, police say
By Doug Moore
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

02/07/2006

EAST ST. LOUIS

Jacksie Mae King told police that she woke up about 2 a.m. Tuesday to the sound of someone trying to get into her small house on Gaty Avenue.

King, 87, reached for the pistol that her daughter had given her two months earlier after a man broke into the house, beat King, stole some items and fled.

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Police said King fired several shots through the door.

The man on the porch, Larry D. Tillman, 49, was hit in the right shoulder, the bullet traveling through a lung and lodging in his spine. Tillman, who lived about seven blocks away, died on the porch.

"She couldn't call for help and was afraid to go outside," said Illinois State Police Master Sgt. Jim Morrisey. "She didn't know she had hit him. She sat in a chair and kept an eye on the front door with pistol in hand."

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Good story. Good read. Good on the prosecutor who isn't going to charge this lady. I have visions of my grandmother, alone, afraid, and waiting for a thug to come through the door. I would hope that she would act in the same way. I'm sorry that Ms. King had to go through this, and as for you Larry... enjoy your dirt nap.

 

[foghornl]

Today's Box Score:

Good Guys 1
The Slime 0

 

[danurve]

I think the woman should be praised for the actions she took, I of course can't say how she feels but forced to kill someone to protect oneself has to take it's toll. The daughter was smart to arm her, sounds like a classy neighborhood. Hope she gets the pistol back after the smoke clears, presuming it was taken as evidence in case some liberal prosecutor decides to press charges against the woman for saving her own life.

 

[Manedwolf]

Woman, 87, opens fire; killing suspected burglar, police say
By Doug Moore
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH

Good story. Good read. Good on the prosecutor who isn't going to charge this lady. I have visions of my grandmother, alone, afraid, and waiting for a thug to come through the door. I would hope that she would act in the same way. I'm sorry that Ms. King had to go through this, and as for you Larry... enjoy your dirt nap.

Good for her! Glad she was armed...

...and damned good shot.

 

[Mongo the Mutterer]

The daughter was smart to arm her, sounds like a classy neighborhood.

Yep, East St. Louis is a real garden spot... Think Beirut...

 

[Atticus]

Yep, East St. Louis is a real garden spot... Think Beirut...

Beirut shows signs of improvment, unlike ESL.