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April 17th, 2009, 01:49 PM #1
Home Intruder Shot During 911 Call
http://news.aol.com/article/home-int...-call%2F432145
(April 16) - A chilling 911 call captures the moment a Virginia man shot and killed an intruder in his home as his wife pleaded with the dispatcher for help.
Jody Hoover, 46, called Botetourt County police on April 10 describing a man in his yard "hollering" and "crying out," The Roanoke Times reported. Hoover then handed the phone to his wife as he got his double-barreled, 12-gauge shotgun.
The intruder, later identified by police as Jerry Lee Jones Jr., can be heard on the call banging on the home's sliding glass door as Hoover warns that he has a gun and warns Jones to "go away" and not force him to use it. Jones then crashes through the door and Hoover shoots at him twice. Meanwhile, Hoover's wife frantically asks the dispatcher to "send somebody quick," WDBJ7.com reported.
Jones' blood-alcohol content was at more than four times the legal limit, authorities said. His sister, Margaret Jones, said he had been depressed and was drinking because it was their late father's birthday, The Roanoke Times reported. Hoover will not face charges in the shooting death, which county officials ruled justifiable.
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April 17th, 2009, 02:08 PM #2
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It's a sad thing the man was killed, and was most likely only there because he was so drunk he didn't know what he was doing.
On the other hand it's a good thing the shooter will not be charged, as he most likely didn't know the man was drunk, and in his eyes was doing nothing more than protecting his family and home.
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April 17th, 2009, 02:34 PM #3
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Good shoot no matter what the intruders reason for braking down the door.
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April 17th, 2009, 02:49 PM #4
Re: Home Intruder Shot During 911 Call
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April 17th, 2009, 02:56 PM #5
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WOW, two shots! I wonder what the load was that he used?
Be safe (and use both barrels).
Scott
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April 17th, 2009, 04:06 PM #6
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April 17th, 2009, 04:06 PM #7
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While the homeowner was justified in my opinion in his actions to protect himself, I have mixed feelings about the death of the intruder. There is not much detail in the story, only that the man was extremely intoxicated ( >.32!) when he was shot. At that kind of BAC he might have thought it was his house. Just a shame when anyone has to take a life in self defense.
~ Derek
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April 17th, 2009, 04:07 PM #8
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April 17th, 2009, 06:20 PM #9
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April 17th, 2009, 07:56 PM #10
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