Homeowner fires on invaders

[thundrr1]

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By ROSE QUINN rquinn@delcotimes.com

CHESTER — A man fired back on armed intruders during a home invasion, an ordeal compounded when one suspect was feared to be holed up on the third floor of the West Ninth Street residence early Thursday, police said.

The man and his wife were evacuated by police prior to a full home search, which came up empty, police Detective Capt. Joseph Massi said.

The homeowners were not injured, though blood found in the second-floor hallway of the house in the 300 block of West Ninth Street indicated that one of the intruders might have been hit in the exchange of gunfire.

“We don’t know what they were looking for,” Massi said of the suspects, at least three black males in their mid-20s.

According to Massi, a burglar alarm sounded at 4:08 a.m., at which time the man looked out his bedroom door to see three males in the hallway.

The man then closed the bedroom door, retrieved a firearm and again opened the door, Massi said.

“They fired first,” Massi said of the intruders.

The investigation indicated five rounds were fired by at least one of the suspects. The homeowner fired once.

The homeowner called 911, but police were already dispatched due to the alarm, according to Massi.

When officers arrived, the homeowner said he saw two of the three suspects flee, and thought the third went up to the third floor.

Massi said the residents were evacuated and the tactical team was called.

“We believe the guy he thought ran to the third floor fled with the other two, when the man went back into his bedroom,” Massi said.

Evidence collected at the scene was turned over to Pennsylvania State Police for DNA testing.

Hopefully, all will be fine for the homeowner.

George

[falcn]

Whew - surely three armed men in the house would have spelled death for the homeowners if they were not armed...

Good thing they were able to defend their lives.

[cgbudde]

Another citizen saved because he was armned. I like to see Diane Sawyer report this.

Oh wait she can't do that it would contradict with her last special.

[Asterix909]

Ugh, you guys are all clueless. Its so frustrating that you imbeciles cannot understand that had the homeowner not been armed in the first place, the robbery would have never occurred at all! The three thugs would have been attending a respectable university and would be studying to become doctors and lawyers. When will you all get it-


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[falcn]

Huh the link is being flaky - not loading properly...

[larrymeyer]

Huh the link is being flaky - not loading properly...

Try this link

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Good for the homeowner

[falcn]

Try this link

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Good for the homeowner

Much better, thanks.

[xXWildPonyXx]

glad to hear it all went well for this person if he wouldnt have had a firearm this could have been a much worse story........

[GunLawyer001]

Why, this can't be true, the little people aren't TRAINED to use guns the way police and the military are trained, and bullets travel through walls and kill neighbors.

All the people at the cocktail parties agree, guns are useless for defense, only criminals use guns. And police, because they're special.

Please don't confuse them with reality.

[camper]

All the people at the cocktail parties agree, guns are useless for defense, only criminals use guns. And police, because they're special.

Not just that, but homeowners don't need tactical type firearms to protect themselves. Only the police, who use them against the same individuals the homeowner gets confronted by.

camper